Laura Sánchez (diver)

Laura Aleida Sánchez Soto (born October 16, 1985 in Guadalajara) is a female diver from Mexico. She has represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004 (Athens, Greece).[2][3] Sánchez scored her first Olympic medal on August 5, 2012 in London when she won the bronze in 3 meter springboard diving.

Laura Sánchez
Sanchez in 2013
Personal information
Full nameLaura Aleida Sanchez Soto
Born (1985-10-16) October 16, 1985
Guadalajara, Mexico
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
2012 London 3 m springboard
World Championships
2003 Barcelona 3 m synchro
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro 3 m synchro
2011 Guadalajara 3 m springboard
2011 Guadalajara 3 m synchro
2003 Santo Domingo 3 m synchro
2003 Santo Domingo 10 m synchro
2007 Rio de Janeiro 3 m springboard
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena 3 m springboard

Sánchez also won two gold medals at the Pan American Games in 2011, one gold and one silver in 2007, and two silver in 2003.

References
  1. "Laura Sanchez Soto Profile". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. "Londres 2012 será la tercera justa olímpica de la clavadista mexicana" [London 2012 will be the third Olympic Games for Mexican diver] (in Spanish). Televisa S.A. de C.V. July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  3. "Laura Sánchez". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2012.


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