GIL Laura

Date of Birth: 24 Apr 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.90/6'2''

Place of birth: MURCIA

Birth Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women ESP Spain	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #05 KOR Republic of Korea 69 ESP Spain 73	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #19 ESP Spain 85 SRB Serbia 70	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #29 CAN Canada 66 ESP Spain 76	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #44 ESP Spain 64 FRA France 67	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2014	Turkey
3	Women	2018	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019
1	Women	2017	Czech Republic
7	Women	2021

Gladiadora [Gladiator] (marca.com, 13 May 2019)

Occupation:

Psychology - San Antonio Catholic University, Murcia, ESP

Languages spoken:

Perfumerias Avenida [Salamanca, ESP] since 2016/17

Miguel Angel Ortega [club], ESP; Lucas Mondelo [national], ESP

Position style:

Power forward (seleccionfemenina.feb.es, 09 Feb 2020)

2013 for Spain, Friendly Match (seleccionfemenina.feb.es, 09 Feb 2020)

At the 2018 World Cup in Tenerife, Spain, she had to withdraw from a game against Puerto Rico when an opponent made contact with her nose. At the time she was wearing a protective face mask as a consequence of an incident that occurred during a pre-tournament friendly game. (marca.com, 25 Sep 2018)

At the first training session at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro she suffered a head injury and was unable to train for three days. (marca.com, 25 Sep 2018)

In 2014 she injured the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her right knee. She underwent surgery and was out of competition for six months. (kianenzona.com, 12 Feb 2014; laopiniondemurcia.es, 30 Jul 2014)

At the 2013 EuroBasket in Slovenia she injured her right foot before the final, but was able to play as Spain beat France. (marca.com, 25 Sep 2018)

National league:

Liga Femenina [ESP] (marca.com, 20 Mar 2020)

She took up the sport at age nine in Murcia, Spain. (laverdad.es, 18 Nov 2019)

"At first I didn't have this passion for basketball. A friend of mine told me they needed players on the team and she told me to give it a try. Once I tried it I started playing after school with my friends." (Baloncesto Espana YouTube channel, 16 Sep 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (laverdad.es, 11 Feb 2020)

In 2019 she was named Best Female Athlete in the region of Murcia in Spain by the Murcia Sports Press Association. (laverdad.es, 18 Nov 2019)

In 2012 she received the Promising Athlete Award from Spanish sports newspaper AS. (feb.es, 07 Dec 2012)

General Interest

General
MEDAL COLLECTOR
When she won the 2019 EuroBasket with Spain, it meant she had won at least one medal every year since 2007 at a world, Olympic or European continental level, including both senior and age group tournaments. Her senior medals include silver at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "I've been lucky, since I started when I was 15 years old, I've been able to be on the podium each year. It's something I've achieved with a team, it's not only mine. I'm part of the team. I've been lucky to coincide each year with a very good and competitive group of people." (marca.com, 02 Jun 2016; feb.es, 01 Jun 2016; laverdad.es, 18 Nov 2019; seleccionfemenina.feb.es, 09 Feb 2020; feb.es, 07 Sep 2019; as.com, 20 Sep 2018; Deportes Region de Murcia Twitter profile, 20 Apr 2020)

NICKNAME
Her nickname is Gladiadora [Gladiator] because of her size and intensity on defence, but she says her off-court personality contrasts the nickname. "I used to be shy, but over the years I have matured on and off the court. I'm honest, sincere and I like to be direct. I'm very empathetic and happy in general." (piratasdelbasket.net, 22 Oct 2018; salamanca24horas.com, 30 Oct 2019; Baloncesto Espana YouTube channel, 16 Sep 2018; laverdad.es, 15 Jul 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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