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Laura Sánchez
Sánchez in 2013
Personal information
Full nameLaura Aleida Sanchez Soto
Born (1985-10-16) October 16, 1985 (age 39)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 3 m springboard
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 3 m synchro
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade 3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2009 Belgrade 3 m springboard
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 3 m springboard

Laura Aleida Sánchez Soto (born October 16, 1985, in Guadalajara) is a Mexican female diver. She has represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004 (Athens, Greece). Sánchez scored her first Olympic medal on August 5, 2012, in London when she won the bronze in 3 meter springboard diving.

Sánchez also won two gold medals at the Pan American Games in 2011, one gold and one silver in 2007, and two silver in 2003.

References

  1. "Laura Sanchez Soto Profile". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. "Londres 2012 será la tercera justa olímpica de la clavadista mexicana" [London 2012 will be the third Olympic Games for Mexican diver] (in Spanish). Televisa S.A. de C.V. July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  3. "Laura Sánchez". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
Universiade Diving Champions in Women's Synchronized 3 metre Springboard


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