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| Nationality | Ecuadorian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F20 | ||||||||||||||
| Event | shot put | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anaís Méndez (born 18 January 2000) is an Ecuadorian Paralympic athlete. [1] She along with her elder sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez claimed the first medals for Ecuador in the history of the Paralympics. [2] Both have the unique distinction of being the only siblings combination to be the first two Paralympic medalists for a country.
Career
She made her first Paralympic appearance representing Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [3]
She clinched bronze medal in the women's F20 shot put event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [4] Coincidentally, her sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez won the gold medal in the same discipline making it a rare instance of athletes coming from same family who go on to win medals in a same competition. Anaís Méndez won Ecuador's first ever bronze medal in Paralympics history while her elder sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez won Ecuador's first ever gold medal in Paralympics history. [2] Prior to the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Ecuador had never won a Paralympic medal. [5]
References
- ^ "Anais Mendez - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Super Sunday sees a new fastest Paralympian and Ecuador's first gold". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - MENDEZ Anais". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Women's Shot Put - F20 Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Paralympic History for #ECU Before Today, Ecuador Had Never Won a Paralympic ... - Latest Tweet by Paralympic Games | 🏆 LatestLY". LatestLY. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
External links
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Ecuadorian female shot putters
- Paralympic athletes for Ecuador
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Ecuador
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- 21st-century Ecuadorian women