MIRANDA HERRERA Nely

Mexico
Swimming
2 Aug 1972
49
Female
S4,SM4,SB3
PUEBLA
 
Mexico
VERACRUZ
 
Mexico

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 5
Women's 50m Backstroke - S4  
Women's 50m Breaststroke - SB3 3 Bronze Medal
Women's 150m Individual Medley - SM4 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 150m Individual Medley - SM4 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 150m Individual Medley - SM4 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 50m Breaststroke - SB3 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 50m Breaststroke - SB3 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 50m Freestyle - S4 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 50m Backstroke - S4 Heat 2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
150m Freestyle - S42008Beijing, CHN46.27
1100m Freestyle - S42008Beijing, CHN1:44.11
350m Freestyle - S42016Rio de Janeiro, BRA40.53
450m Backstroke - S42016Rio de Janeiro, BRA53.42
4150m Individual Medley - SM42016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2:57.76
7200m Freestyle - S52008Beijing, CHN3:32.08
DSQ50m Breaststroke - SB32016Rio de Janeiro, BRADSQ
World Championships
150m Freestyle - S42015Glasgow, GBR40.08
1150m Individual Medley - SM42015Glasgow, GBR3:06.48
150m Freestyle - S42013Montreal, QC, CAN42.53
1100m Freestyle - S42013Montreal, QC, CAN1:34.65
1200m Freestyle - S42013Montreal, QC, CAN3:21.16
150m Freestyle - S42010Eindhoven, NED48.73
1100m Freestyle - S42010Eindhoven, NED1:41.74
1200m Freestyle - S42010Eindhoven, NED3:43.75
250m Freestyle - S42017Mexico City, MEX42.97
250m Breaststroke - SB32015Glasgow, GBR1:02.94
24x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2006Durban, RSA3:30.15
34x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2010Eindhoven, NED3:24.48
3Women's 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points2006Durban, RSA3:59.14
450m Backstroke - S42017Mexico City, MEX54.26
550m Backstroke - S42013Montreal, QC, CAN1:02.00
550m Backstroke - S42010Eindhoven, NED1:14.00
550m Freestyle - S42006Durban, RSA59.64
5100m Freestyle - S42006Durban, RSA2:09.51
5200m Freestyle - S42006Durban, RSA4:41.18
650m Backstroke - S42015Glasgow, GBR57.41
750m Backstroke - S42006Durban, RSA1:39.23
8Women's 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points2010Eindhoven, NED3:45.82
9100m Breaststroke - SB42006Durban, RSA3:22.08
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Athlete, Motivational Speaker
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Administration Studies - Technological Institute of Veracruz, Mexico
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Spanish
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Jose Raul Pelaez Ampudia, MEX, from 2013
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2006 for Mexico, World Championships in Durban, South Africa (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
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In February 2018 she underwent surgery on her cervical spine. Complications before and after the operation caused her to have seizures, and doctors had to put her in an induced coma for one week. She was out of the pool for two years and returned to competition in 2021. (marca.com, 30 Apr 2020; efe.com, 26 Apr 2020; gob.mx, 21 Apr 2021)
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She began swimming in 2005 in Morelia, Mexico. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
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She took up the sport as part of her rehabilitation. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
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Winning two gold medals at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
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Mexican wheelchair racer Saul Mendoza. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
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Her mother. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
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"The hardest rival to beat is yourself." (Athlete, 04 Dec 2017)
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She was Mexico's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016)

She was Mexico's flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (laaficion.milenio.com, 01 Sep 2015; paralympic.org, 15 Aug 2015)

She received the National Sports Award in Mexico in 2008, 2013 and 2015. (localmichoacan.com.mx, 05 Nov 2015; paralympic.org, 13 Nov 2013; gob.mx, 21 Apr 2021)
Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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