CALVO Melissa

Costa Rica

Athletics

Date of Birth: 19 Feb 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T13

Place of birth: SAN JOSE

Birth Country:

Costa Rica

Place of residence : SAN JOSE

Residence Country:

Costa Rica

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T13
	Women's 400m - T13

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T13 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T13 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Nickname:

Colocha (Facebook profile, 13 May 2021)

Hobbies:

Listening to music, spending time outside. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Mathematics - University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Coach:

Keith Stewart Cordero [personal], CRC

Start:

She took up athletics at age 13 at Belen Sports Centre in Costa Rica. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021; kevin-gimenez.com, 16 May 2020)

Reason:

She used to watch her younger sister training in athletics, and decided to follow her into the sport. (Nexos Canal 15 YouTube channel, 16 Aug 2019)

Ambition:

To set new personal bests at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (larepublica.net, 14 Jun 2021)

Memorable:

Achieving the qualifying standard for the 2020 Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Influence:

Her mother. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Ritual:

She prays before competitions. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
F13, T13 (IPC, 27 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Nexos Canal 15 YouTube channel, 16 Aug 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (kevin-gimenez.com, 16 May 2020)

Impairment Details
She was born with a cataract in her right eye. At age 16 she was diagnosed with glaucoma [a disease that damages the optic nerve] in the same eye. (kevin-gimenez.com, 16 May 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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