Maria Monica Merenciano
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | August 1, 1984 |
| Sport | |
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 Spain |
| Sport | Judo |
María Monica Merenciano Herrero (born August 1, 1984 in Lliria, Valencia) is a judo athlete from Spain. She has represented Spain at the Paralympic Games and won an IPC European Judo Championship.
Personal
Merenciano was born August 1, 1984 in Lliria, Valencia,[1][2] and she has a vision impairment.[2]
Judo
Merenciano is a B2 classified judoka.[2][1]
In 2001, Ufa hosted the European Championships, and Merenciano won a bronze in her weight class.[3] At the 2006 French hosted World Championships, she won a bronze medal.[4] Baku hosted the 2007 edition of the IPC European Judo Championships where Merenciano took home a bronze medal.[3] She won a bronze medal at the 2009 edition of the IPC European Championships hosted in Debrecen.[3][4] She competed at the 2010 World Championships in Turkey where she won a bronze medal.[4] In October 2011, she competed in a regional Spanish national vision impaired judo event in Guadalajara.[5] At the Crawley hosted 2011 IPC European Judo Championships, she finished in first place.[3][4][6] In November 2013, she competed in the Open Judo Tournament Guadalajara.[7] The 2013 IPC European Judo Championships were held in early December in Eger, Hungary, and she competed in them in the under 57 kilos event.[3][8][6][9][10] She was unable to retain her championship, but came away with a bronze medal.[11][12][13][1][14]
Paralympics
Merenciano competed in judo at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the Up to 63 kg women's group. She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics and won a pair of bronze medals in the Up to 57 kg women in the event at both Games.[2][3][6][15][16][17][4] The 2004 Games were the first time women's judo appeared on the Paralympic programme.[18] Her bronze medal in London was won minutes before teammate Marta Arce Payno also won a bronze medal in judo.[18][19]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 R. C. Valencia. "Mónica Merenciano se vuelve con un bronce de Hungría" (in (Spanish)). Spain: ABC.es. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Carmen Herrera y Mónica Merenciano lucharán en Hungría por conquistar el Campeonato de Europa de Judo Paralímpico" (in (Spanish)). Spain: MARCA.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "María Mónica Merenciano y Marta Arce logran el bronce en judo en Londres 2012" (in (Spanish)). Spain: RTVE.es. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Servimedia.es. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "El diario de Alhaurín de la Torre" (in (Spanish)). Spain: diariolatorre.es. 2007-08-02. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ (November 8, 2013). "El diario de Alhaurín de la Torre" (in (Spanish)). diariolatorre.es. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ↑ "El coruñés Adrián Rodríguez, hasta Hungría por un sueño — La Opinión A Coruña" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Laopinioncoruna.es. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Deportes. carmen herrera y mónica merenciano lucharán en hungría por conquistar el campeonato de europa de judo paralímpico — EcoDiario.es" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Ecodiario.eleconomista.es. 2013-12-03. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Resumen del papel de los paralímpicos españoles en los Europeos de 2013" (in (Spanish)). Spain: MARCA.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Merenciano logra el bronce en el Europeo de judo — Superdeporte" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Superdeporte.es. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "España termina con cuatro medallas en los Europeos de Hungría" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Mundodeportivo.com. 2013-12-21. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "El sevillano Abel Vázquez, plata en el Campeonato de Europa" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Eldesmarque.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "España cierra su participación en Hungría con cuatro medallas" (in (Spanish)). Spain: MARCA.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Londres 2012 Termina Con Coldplay Rihanna y 42 medalls" (in (Spanish)). Spain: El Telescopio Digital. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Primer oro y tres bronces mĂĄs para EspaĂąa, debuta la tinerfeĂąa Michelle Alonso" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Diario de Avisos. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in (Spanish)). Frecuenciadigital.es. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "La vallisoletana Marta Arce da al judo español la segunda medalla de bronce" (in (Spanish)). Spain: ABC.es. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Marta Arce, en judo, logra para España la segunda medalla de bronce." (in (Spanish)). Spain: Eldia.es. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 26 December 2013.