Miriam Blasco
Spanish judoka and politician (born 1963)
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Miriam Blasco Soto (born 12 December 1963) is a Spanish former professional judo competitor. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where she won the gold medal in Women's Judo in the 56 kg division.[1][2] By doing so, she became Spain's first female Olympic champion and first female medalist. One of the major streets in her city of residence, Alicante, was named after her.
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| Full name | Miriam Blasco Soto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1963 (age 62) Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupations | Judoka, politician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –56 kg, –61 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JudoInside.com | 3440 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When her professional sport career finished, she became actively involved in politics. In 2000,[3] 2004,[4] and 2008,[5] she was elected to the Spanish Senate for the conservative People's Party.
She is married to Nicola Fairbrother, her opponent in the 1992 Olympic judo women's final match.[6]