PEREZ GUTIERREZ Virginia

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 12 Jan 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 4.0

Place of residence : MADRID

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Women ESP Spain	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #13 USA United States 68 ESP Spain 34	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #21 ESP Spain 29 CHN China 46	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #27 ALG Algeria 8 ESP Spain 80	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #38 ESP Spain 24 NED Netherlands 63	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #52 GER Germany 57 ESP Spain 33	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Classification Playoff 7/8 #62 ESP Spain 43 GBR Great Britain 62	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
7	Women	2018	Hamburg, GER
European Championships
4	Women	2019	Rotterdam, NED
5	Women	2017	Tenerife, ESP

Vicky (feddf.es, 26 Feb 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapy - Autonomous University of Madrid [UAM], Spain

Husband Alejandro Zarzuela

CD Ilunion [Madrid, ESP] since 2019

Miguel Vaquero [club], ESP; Abraham Carrion [national], ESP

Position style:

Centre, Forward (feddf.es, 26 Feb 2020)

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Alejandro Zarzuela has also competed in wheelchair basketball and won the silver medal with Spain at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Her brother-in-law Pablo [Alejandro's twin] also won the Olympic silver medal in 2016. Her sister has coached basketball teams at professional level. (calidadpascual.com, 28 Feb 2020; telemadrid.es, 11 Feb 2019)

National league:

Division de Honor [ESP] (feddf.es, 26 Feb 2020)

She used to play able-bodied basketball for Estudiantes in Madrid, Spain, and after the injury she changed to wheelchair basketball. Her first season in the sport was 2011/12 with CID Getafe in Spain. (ligabsr.es, 01 Sep 2018; otroperiodismo.com, 14 Jun 2017)

All her family was involved in basketball. (telemadrid.es, 11 Feb 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (telemadrid.es, 11 Feb 2019)

In 2017 she was named Best Female Player by the Spanish Federation of People with a Physical Impairment [FEDDF] (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

General Interest

Classification
4.0 (feddf.es, 26 Feb 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (telemadrid.es, 11 Feb 2019)

Impairment Details
At age 16 she tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her knee and needed surgery. After the operation an infection damaged the knee. (telemadrid.es, 11 Feb 2019; otroperiodismo.com, 14 Jun 2017)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has worked as occupational therapist in nursing homes, given talks on sports and impairment, and worked as a basketball coach for people with physical impairments. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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