Laura Heredia
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| Full name | Laura Heredia Vives | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 2000 [1] Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laura Heredia Vives[2][a] (born 31 January 2000) is a Spanish modern pentathlete. She was a silver medalist at the 2023 European Games and competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Career
[edit]She became the European under-24 champion in 2022.[3] That year, she finished ninth at the World Championships. Her 2023 results included a seventh place at the World Cup in Cairo and fourth place at the Ankara World Cup event.[4] At the 2023 European Games in Krakow, she won a silver medal in the individual event.[5]
She became the first Spanish woman to qualify for the modern pentathlon at the Olympic Games.[6] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7]
Personal life
[edit]From Barcelona, she has worked with biomechanics at Sant Cugat High Performance Centre to help with her sporting performances.[8] Her brother Aleix Heredia is also a modern pentathlete.[9]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Heredia and the second or maternal family name is Vives.
References
[edit]- ^ "Laura Heredia". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "UAB students to participate in the Olympic Games Paris 2024". UAB.cat. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. 19 July 2024.
And, finally, competing in the modern pentathlon will be medical student Laura Heredia Vives.
- ^ "Laura Heredia wins gold at the U24 European Pentathlon". as.com. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "The Spanish woman who is applying to become the perfect athlete: "I want the medals"". as.com. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Jiminez, Christian (8 August 2024). "Laura Heredia, first Spanish representative in the pentathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: "I have expectations of going for the medal"". lavanguardia.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Laura Heredia will be the first Spanish Olympian in pentathlon". Marca. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Laura Heredia finishes twenty-fourth in the pentathlon fencing event". laopiniondezamora. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Laura Heredia: "I am an ambitious athlete and I have my sights set on medals"". infobae. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "LAURA AND ALEIX HEREDIA REACH THE PENTATHLON WC FINALS". latribunamadridta. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Laura Heredia at UIPM
- Laura Heredia at Olympedia
- Laura Heredia at Olympics.com
- Laura Heredia at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Laura Heredia at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Laura Heredia on Instagram
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Spanish modern pentathletes
- Olympic modern pentathletes for Spain
- Modern pentathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 2023 European Games
- European Games silver medalists for Spain
- European Games medalists in modern pentathlon