Adriana Ruano
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| Born | 26 June 1995 Guatemala City, Guatemala[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adriana Ruano Oliva (born 26 June 1995) is a Guatemalan sports shooter.[2] She competed in the women's trap event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] She won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record in women's trap event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the first ever gold medal for Guatemala at the Olympic Games.[4][5]
She originally trained as a gymnast. While in training for the 2011 world gymnasts championships which was a qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics, Ruano felt pain in her back which later proved to be six damaged vertebrae. Her doctor recommended that she take up shooting as rehabilitation from the injury.[6]
References
- ^ "Adriana Ruano". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Adriana Ruano". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Shooting - Qualification - Day 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Shooting: Ruano wins women's trap, Guatemala's first Olympic gold in history". Paris 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Ordonez, Oscar (31 July 2024). "¡Oro para Guatemala! Adriana Ruano logra máxima gloria en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "A spinal injury killed Adriana Ruano's dream as a gymnast. She just won Guatemala's first Olympic gold medal as a shooter". CBS News. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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