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Vicenta Arenas
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Born (1975-01-26) 26 January 1975 (age 51)
Gandia, Spain
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Country  Spain
Sport Women's Goalball

Vicenta Arenas Mayor, born on January 26, 1975, is a Spanish athlete. She was a talented goalball player. Vicenta competed for Spain in major international events.

What is Goalball?

Goalball is a special team sport. It was created for athletes who are visually impaired. In goalball, all players wear eye masks. This makes sure everyone is equally blindfolded. Players try to throw a ball that has bells inside. The goal is to get the ball into the opponent's net. They listen for the bells to know where the ball is.

Vicenta's Paralympic Journey

Vicenta Arenas represented her country, Spain, in the Paralympic Games. The Paralympics are a huge sports event. They are for athletes with different disabilities. It's like the Olympic Games, but for athletes with various abilities. Vicenta competed in goalball at two Summer Paralympic Games. She was part of the Spanish team at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.

More About Vicenta

If you want to learn more about Vicenta Arenas, you can check out these links:

  • Vicenta Arenas at the International Paralympic Committee
  • Vicenta Arenas Mayor at the Comité Paralímpico Español Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

See also

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