GARRONE Maria

22 Oct 1996
24
Female
2
BUENOS AIRES
 
Argentina
ITUZAINGO
 
Argentina

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Women's Team - Classes 1-3 5
Women's Singles - Classes 1-2 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6
ARG
GARRONE MGARRONE Maria
 Sport Class: 2
1
ITA
ROSSI GROSSI Giada
 Sport Class: 2
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 5
FRA
LAFAYE ILAFAYE Isabelle
 Sport Class: 2
0
ARG
GARRONE MGARRONE Maria
 Sport Class: 2
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 8
ARG
GARRONE MGARRONE Maria
 Sport Class: 2
0
CHN
LIU JLIU Jing
 Sport Class: 2
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 5
CHN
China
2
ARG
Argentina
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
World Championships
5Singles - Classes 1-22018Lasko, SLO
:
Coty (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
:
Listening to music. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Athlete, Student
:
Psychology - University of Moron, Argentina
:
Partner Aleksy
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English, Spanish
:
ADIMA [Isidro Casanova, ARG]
:
Alejandra Gabaglio [national], ARG
:
She has been affected by tendinitis in her wrist during her career. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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She took up the sport in 2013 in Haedo, Argentina. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Before her accident she was a gymnast. A school psychologist suggested she take up table tennis after her injury. "Facing the accident was very hard for me, but I never lost my passion for sports." (laexcusadeportiva.com.ar, 20 Oct 2020; seccionnoticias.net.pe, 22 Aug 2019; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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To win a Paralympic medal. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Winning bronze in the team event at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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She wears coloured taping with messages written on them. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
TT2 (ipttc.org, 01 Apr 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (laexcusadeportiva.com.ar, 20 Oct 2020; Television Publica YouTube channel, 06 Dec 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (laexcusadeportiva.com.ar, 20 Oct 2020)

Impairment Details
At age 14 she fractured her fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae during a gymnastics training session. As a result she has quadriplegia. (laexcusadeportiva.com.ar, 20 Oct 2020; Television Publica YouTube channel, 06 Dec 2017)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She presents 'Sin Barreras' [Without Barriers], a weekly radio programme that is also available on YouTube. The show focuses on the social inclusion of people with impairments. "I love getting closer to people and motivating others by talking about my life story and the limitations that I encountered at the beginning. That is something I did not have and I don't want other people to go through the same process." (discapacidad.tv, 29 Mar 2021; laexcusadeportiva.com.ar, 20 Oct 2020; seccionnoticias.net.pe, 22 Aug 2019)

Legend
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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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