RUVALCABA ALVAREZ Lenia Fabiola

Date of Birth: 23 Apr 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Sport Class: B3

Place of birth: GUADALAJARA

Birth Country:

Mexico

Place of residence : MEXICO

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Judo	Women -70 kg	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 2	Women -70 kg Quarterfinals #11 MEX RUVALCABA ALVAREZRUVALCABA ALVAREZ Lenia Fabiola Sport Class: B3 0 GEO KALDANI IKALDANI Ina Sport Class: B2 10 IPP	Finished
Followed by	Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 2	Women -70 kg Final of Repechage B #34 MEX RUVALCABA ALVAREZRUVALCABA ALVAREZ Lenia Fabiola Sport Class: B3 10 IPP GRE PASCHALIDOU TPASCHALIDOU Theodora Sport Class: B1 0	Finished
Followed by	Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1	Women -70 kg Bronze Medal Contest B #35 MEX RUVALCABA ALVAREZRUVALCABA ALVAREZ Lenia Fabiola Sport Class: B3 10 IPP TUR ULUCAM RULUCAM Raziye Sport Class: B3 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	Women -70 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2	Women -70 kg	2008	Beijing, CHN
5	Women -70 kg	2012	London, GBR
World Championships
2	Women -70 kg	2010	Antalya, TUR
3	Women -70 kg	2018	Odivelas, POR
3	Women -70 kg	2014	Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Leni (consensos.com.mx, 09 Aug 2011)

Occupation:

Physical Education - University of Guadalajara, Mexico

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Hilario Avila [personal], MEX, from 2008

Other sports:

She has represented Mexico in able-bodied judo. She was ranked seventh in the -78kg category at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Sep 2016; vivirmexico.com, 09 Aug 2011)

2001 for Mexico, in United States (Athlete, 02 Nov 2011)

She has injured her left shoulder during her career. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2011)

She took up ju-jitsu as a child before switching to judo in 1998. At age 21 she began competing in Para judo. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2011; marca.com, 17 May 2020)

Her older brother had a passion for martial arts and encouraged her to try the sport. She initially competed in able-bodied judo, but her coach encouraged her to switch to Para judo. "I had the goal to compete at the national championship [able-bodied] and told a coach that if I lose I would switch to Para judo to look for the qualification to the Paralympic Games [2004 in Athens]. I won the championship, rejected his offer and continued practising able-bodied judo. But since 2005 I was left out of international competitions. In 2007 I knew there was a chance to compete in [the 2008 Paralympic Games in] Beijing and focused on my preparation. It wasn't until I was in Beijing that I realised what I had done." (banamex.com, 07 Aug 2020)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. She also aspires to establish a judo school in Mexico. (marca.com, 17 May 2020)

Her family. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2011)

Philosophy:

"Judo is a part of me, I could not imagine my life without it." (Athlete, 02 Nov 2011; consensos.com.mx, 09 Aug 2011)

She was the recipient of the National Sports Award in the Para sport category in Mexico in 2016. (elfinanciero.com, 03 Nov 2016)

General Interest

Classification
B3 (IBSA, 06 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (cascadanoticias.com, 25 Aug 2016)

Impairment Details
She has a number of left eye impairments, including myopia [nearsightedness] and astigmatism [imperfect curvature of the cornea]. (lavozdgo.com, 27 Jan 2021; banamex.com, 07 Aug 2020)

General
BREAK AND RETURN
She took time away from the sport after a disappointing performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. She returned to Para judo in 2014 and says she was able to use the negative experience from London to help her preparations ahead of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she won gold in the -70kg category. "After London I was away from competitions. During all 2013 I did not take part in any competition because I was thinking what would be next for me. I returned in 2014 but not in the best way. In London I was overconfident and didn't win anything. But if that had not happened maybe I wouldn't have won in Rio [in 2016] as I had a different process than in previous [Paralympic] cycles. When I arrived to Rio, the truth is that I did not feel like one of the favourites. But once I step on the tatami I just knew it was my moment, and it really was." (reporteindigo.com, 08 May 2020)

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Legend

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