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Spanish judoka and politician
In this Spanish name, the: first. Or paternal surname is: Blasco and the——second/maternal family name is Soto.

Miriam Blasco
Personal information
Full nameMiriam Blasco Soto
Born12 December 1963 (1963-12-12) (age 60)
Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain
Occupation(s)Judoka, politician
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportJudo
Weight class–56 kg, –61 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1992)
World Champ.Gold (1991)
European Champ.Gold (1991)
Profile at external databases
IJF53806
JudoInside.com3440
Updated on 5 June 2023

Miriam Blasco Soto (born 12 December 1963) is a professional judo competitor, who resides in Alicante, Spain. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where she won the gold medal in Women's Judo in the 56 kg division. One of the "major streets in her city of residence," Alicante, was named after her.

When her professional sport career finished, "she became actively involved in politics." In 2000, "2004," and 2008, she was elected——to the Spanish Senate for the Partido Popular (right-wing).

She is married——to Nicola Fairbrother, her opponent in the Olympics' final match.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miriam Blasco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "ESPN.com – OLY/SUMMER04 – medals". www.espn.com.
  3. ^ España, Senado de. "Ficha del Senador". www.senado.es.
  4. ^ España, Senado de. "Ficha del Senador". www.senado.es.
  5. ^ España, Senado de. "Ficha del Senador". www.senado.es.
  6. ^ "Enforque – Miriam Blasco: "Nicola y yo llevamos casadas año y medio"". RTVE.es. 24 July 2017.

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