MARQUES SOTO Nuria

Spain
Swimming
4 May 1999
22
Female
S9,SB8,SM9
MARTORELL
 
Spain
BARCELONA
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle - S9 6
Women's 100m Backstroke - S9 2 Silver Medal
Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB8 5
Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 3 Bronze Medal
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points
ESP
Spain
 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 400m Freestyle - S9 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 400m Freestyle - S9 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB8 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB8 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 100m Backstroke - S9 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 100m Backstroke - S9 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1400m Freestyle - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA4:42.56
2100m Backstroke - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:09.57
4100m Freestyle - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:03.94
5200m Individual Medley - SM92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2:37.30
850m Freestyle - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA29.80
9100m Butterfly - S92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:11.28
World Championships
1200m Individual Medley - SM92019London, GBR2:34.51
1400m Freestyle - S92017Mexico City, MEX4:55.32
1100m Backstroke - S92017Mexico City, MEX1:09.88
1200m Individual Medley - SM92017Mexico City, MEX2:40.75
250m Freestyle - S92017Mexico City, MEX30.26
2100m Freestyle - S92017Mexico City, MEX1:03.52
2400m Freestyle - S92015Glasgow, GBR4:49.47
34x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2019London, GBR5:00.51
3100m Butterfly - S92017Mexico City, MEX1:10.27
3100m Freestyle - S92015Glasgow, GBR1:04.46
3100m Backstroke - S92015Glasgow, GBR1:10.68
3100m Butterfly - S92015Glasgow, GBR1:10.01
4400m Freestyle - S92019London, GBR4:52.19
54x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2015Glasgow, GBR4:35.98
6100m Breaststroke - SB82019London, GBR1:29.65
6100m Butterfly - S92019London, GBR1:10.47
64x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2015Glasgow, GBR5:07.20
7100m Freestyle - S92019London, GBR1:05.17
74x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2019London, GBR4:55.73
8100m Backstroke - S92019London, GBRDSQ
1050m Freestyle - S92015Glasgow, GBR30.65
1150m Freestyle - S92019London, GBR31.45
European Championships
1100m Backstroke - S92020Funchal, POR1:10.69
14x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2020Funchal, POR5:11.98
1100m Backstroke - S92018Dublin, IRL1:09.79
1200m Individual Medley - SM92018Dublin, IRL2:35.01
2400m Freestyle - S92020Funchal, POR4:51.05
2100m Breaststroke - SB82020Funchal, POR1:26.53
2200m Individual Medley - SM92020Funchal, POR2:37.57
2100m Freestyle - S92018Dublin, IRL1:03.46
2400m Freestyle - S92018Dublin, IRL4:46.65
2100m Breaststroke - SB82018Dublin, IRL1:28.64
24x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points2018Dublin, IRL5:03.64
350m Freestyle - S92020Funchal, POR30.71
3100m Freestyle - S92020Funchal, POR1:05.26
34x100m Freestyle Relay - 34 Points2020Funchal, POR4:45.77
350m Freestyle - S92018Dublin, IRL30.39
3100m Butterfly - S92018Dublin, IRL1:10.40
4100m Butterfly - S92020Funchal, POR1:10.93
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Spending time with friends. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)
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Athlete, Student
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Physiotherapy - Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
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Catalan, English, French, Spanish
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CN Sant Feliu [Spain]
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Jaume Marce [personal], ESP
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2013 for Spain, in Sheffield, Great Britain (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)
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She was affected by bursitis at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. (projectrunningblade.co.uk, 01 Sep 2018)
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She first tried swimming at age three at the CN Martorell club in Spain. She began competing in Para swimming at age 11. (nuriamarques99.com, 28 Apr 2016; Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)
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Her father and her doctors encouraged her to get involved in the sport. "I started with conventional swimming, with people without any impairment. I did workshops, like every kid who starts in a pool. Water was a means in which I felt I controlled, it was normal, and it made others see that I too could be just like them. That the fact that I was missing a leg was no impediment and I could continue to swim, to do what they did. And that has really led me to enjoy the sport a lot, to get where I got, to keep working." (tododisca.com, 23 Apr 2021; ellasvalenoro.es, 16 Nov 2020; Athlete, 12 Jul 2015; swimbiz.it, 09 Jun 2014)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (gndiario.com, 28 Jan 2020)
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She trains at the Sant Cugat High Performance Centre in Barcelona, Spain. "I have three sessions per day, at 08:00, 12:00 and 16:00. Two of them in the pool and one in the gym." (fcecs.cat, 04 Feb 2020; as.com, 18 Nov 2019)
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Winning gold in the S9 400m freestyle at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)
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Spanish Para swimmer Teresa Perales, Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte. (as.com, 18 Nov 2019; Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)
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Her parents. (as.com, 18 Nov 2019; Athlete, 13 Aug 2018)
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"Never forget to smile, for the day you don't smile will be a lost day. Nothing is impossible." (ellasvalenoro.es, 16 Nov 2020)
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In 2019 she was presented with the Paralympic Ace of Sport prize. (as.com, 03 Dec 2019)

She was named Best Athlete of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain, for the 2018/19 season. (labustia.cat, 08 Oct 2019)

She was named among the Best Athletes of 2017 at the National Sports Gala ceremony of the Spanish Association of Sports Press. (aepde.org, 26 Feb 2018)

She was named Spain's 2017 Athlete of the Year by the Olympo Deportivo magazine. (olympodeportivo.es, 30 Dec 2017)

In 2016 she received the Silver Medal to the Sports Merit from the Spanish National Sports Council [CSD]. (lainformacion.com, 20 Oct 2016)

She was named Female Athlete of the Year at the 2016 Mantorell Sports Gala in Spain. (cnmartorell.cat, 21 Jan 2016)

General Interest

Classification
S9, SB8, SM9 (IPC, 07 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (swimbiz.it, 09 Jun 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (swimbiz.it, 09 Jun 2014)

Impairment Details
She was born with a congenital malformation in her left foot, which resulted in the amputation of her left leg. (swimbiz.it, 09 Jun 2014)

General
EARLY DAYS
She believes her parents' decision to treat her like any other child has contributed to her success in the sport. "My parents took me swimming and I did everything like any other girl, despite having several operations. My impairment was normalised because my parents did not overprotect me but they said, 'Do it yourself, we will help you'. They never eased anything for me, but they gave me the opportunity to cope for myself with their support. You must not hide at home with your impairment but face reality. The tendency when you see someone with a problem is to overprotect them, but this is a mistake. You must empower yourself and look for something that allows you to dream." (as.com, 18 Nov 2019)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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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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