Esther Rivera Robles (born 30 July 1964 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora)[1] is a Mexican Paralympian athlete competing mainly in javelin events.

Esther Rivera
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Mexico
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Javelin throw F33/34/52/53
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw F33/34/52/53
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Javelin throw F33/34/52/53
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Javelin throw F53/54

Robles was the gold medalist in the Women's F33/34/52/53 javelin in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. She attempted to defend this title in Beijing in 2008 but was ultimately unsuccessful coming away with nothing.

Esther Rivera Robles during the Parapan American Games, 2011

At the 2007 Parapan American Games, Robles set the world record for the F53 class in javelin with a distance of 11.87 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Parapanamericanos 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - deporte.org.mx
  2. ^ Rio 2007 Parapan American Games - Results Book (PDF). Americas Paralympic Committee. 2007. p. 247. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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