María Monica Merenciano facts for kids
Merenciano in 2012 (second from right)
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| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1984 Lliria, Valencia, Spain |
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| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||
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María Monica Merenciano Herrero, born on August 1, 1984, is a talented judo athlete from Spain. She is well-known for representing her country in the Paralympic Games. She has also won a European Judo Championship.
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About María Monica
María Monica Merenciano was born in Lliria, a town in Valencia, Spain. She has a vision impairment, which means she cannot see as well as most people. This has not stopped her from becoming a successful athlete.
Judo Career
María Monica is a judoka who competes in the B2 classification. This classification is for athletes with a certain level of vision impairment. She has achieved many great things in her judo career.
European and World Championships
Merenciano has won several medals at major international competitions.
- In 2001, she earned a bronze medal at the European Championships held in Ufa.
- She won another bronze medal at the 2006 World Championships in France.
- In 2007, she took home a bronze medal from the IPC European Judo Championships in Baku.
- She continued her success with a bronze medal at the 2009 IPC European Championships in Debrecen.
- At the 2010 World Championships in Turkey, she again won a bronze medal.
- In 2011, she achieved first place at the IPC European Judo Championships in Crawley.
- She competed in the 2013 IPC European Judo Championships in Eger, Hungary. She won a bronze medal in the under 57 kilos event.
Paralympic Games Achievements
Merenciano has proudly represented Spain at the Paralympic Games multiple times.
- At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, she won a bronze medal. This was in the Up to 63 kg women's judo group. The 2004 Games were special because it was the first time women's judo was included in the Paralympics.
- She also competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. There, she won another bronze medal in the Up to 57 kg women's event.
- Her success continued at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. She earned her third Paralympic bronze medal, again in the Up to 57 kg women's event. Her teammate Marta Arce Payno also won a bronze medal in judo just minutes after María Monica.
See also
In Spanish: María Mónica Merenciano para niños
