Elena Congost

Elena Congost Mohedano[lower-alpha 1][1] (born in Madrid 20 September 1987) is a T12/B2 track and field athlete from Spain. Born with a degenerative vision impairment, she is a teacher who lives in Barcelona, Spain. She competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics and won the marathon in 2016, placing second in the 1500 m in 2012.[2]

Elena Congost
Congost running 1500 m with a guide at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameElena Congost Mohedano
NationalitySpanish
Born (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987
Madrid, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT12
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroMarathon T12
Silver medal – second place2012 London1500 m T12
IPC Athletics World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Christchurch1500 m T12
Congost running the marathon at the 2016 Paralympics

Personal

Congost was born 20 September 1987 in Madrid,[3][4] with a degenerative hereditary eye disease.[5][6] Her vision started to deteriorate when she was in school.[4] She is a teacher.[4]

In 2008, she moved to Castelldefels, Barcelona,[4] and was still living in the region in 2012.[5] At the 2011 Castelldefels sports awards, she won the award for best female athlete with a disability.[7] Living at the High Performance Centre (CAR) of San Cugat del Vallés in 2013, she shared a room with Mireia Belmonte.[8] In 2013, she was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[9]

As of 2016, Congost has been a vegan for seven years for ethical, environmental and health reasons.[10] She credits it for a significant improvement in her anemia, digestive problems and other ailments.[11]

Athletics

Congost is T12/B2 type athlete.[3] She is a member of ISS L'Hospitalet Atletisme, an athletic club in L'Hospitalet.[12] At the 2002 IPC World Championship in France, Congost finished seventh in the F12 long jump.[4] She had a pair of fifth-place finishes at the 2003 EPC European Athletics Championships in the 100 meter and long jump events.[4][13] At the 2003 IBSA World Games Athletics in Quebec, she earned a silver medal in the 4×400 relay and a 5th place in the long jump.[4]

Congost competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and finished seventh in the 200 m race.[3] At the 2006 World Athletics Championships, she placed fifth over 800 m.[4] At the 2007 2n Míting Internacional per Atletes Discapacitats, she won a bronze medal in the 600 m event.[14]

In 2008, Congost was affiliated with the Catalan region for national competitions.[15] With a time of 2:24.53, she finished seventh at the Manresa hosted 2008 CT. España Clubes Primera División 2ª J. Titulo Mujeres MAN-TFE-TFE-DIP race.[14] With a time of 2:27.28, she finished fifth at the Burgos hosted 2008 CT. España Clubes Primera División 1ª Jornada Mujeres ANT-MED-MAN-UOV race.[14] With a time of 2:27.75, she finished fifth at the Collado Villalba hosted 2008 CT. España Clubes Primera Division 3ª J. Titulo Mujeres MAP-MAN-TFE-UOV race.[14] She competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where she finished sixth in the 1500 meter race. She also raced in the 800 meter race and finished 6 in the semifinal.[3]

Congost competed at the 2011 IPC World Athletics Championships and earned a silver medal in the T12 1500 meter race.[3][16][17] At the 2011 IBSA World Games Athletics in São Paulo, she finished third in the 800 meter T12 event.[3][4] In 2012, she was a recipient of a Plan ADO €20,000 scholarship with a €3,000 reserve.[18] Prior to the start of the London Games, she trained with several other visually impaired Spanish track and field athletes in Logroño.[19]

As a twenty-four-year-old, Congost at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, earning a silver medal in the 1500 meter race.[3][5][20] Her silver medal was the first silver given out to a female track and field athlete at the London Games.[5][16] In May 2013, she competed in the Spanish national championships, where she earned a gold medal in the 1500 meters.[21] In July 2013, she participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[22]

Notess
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Congost and the second or maternal family name is Mohedano.

References
  1. Paralimpiadas – Deportista: Elena Congost Mohedano
  2. Elena Congost Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  4. "Informes de los juegos paralímpicos Pekín 2008 – Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Spain: Csd.gob.es. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  5. Mujerhoy.com (4 September 2012). "Juegos Paralímpicos. Elena Congost, plata en Londres, la fuerza del optimismo" (in Spanish). Spain: Mujerhoy.com. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. "Medalla de plata para Elena Congost en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres'12" (in Catalan). Spain: Diari de Sabadell. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. "Ayto. Castelldefels: Inicio" (in Spanish). Castelldefels.mobi. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. "La compañera de habitación de Melani Costa" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  9. "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  10. Congost, Elena (23 January 2016). "DESMONTANDO MITOS" [DESTROYING MYTHS]. Elenacongost.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  11. ""Nadie entiende que seas vegana si eres atleta de élite. Todos te lo cuestionan: desde los médicos hasta la familia"". Soycomocomo.es (in Spanish). 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  12. "Cuatro hospitalenses en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres" (in Spanish). Spain: Elperiodico.com. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  13. "1. EPC European Championships Athletics". CSTPS. 2005. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  14. "Real Federación Española de Atletismo" (in Spanish). Rfea.es. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  15. "Deportes | Juegos Olímpicos | Medallero" (in Spanish). Spain: elmundo.es. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  16. EFE (4 September 2012). "Elena Congost, plata en los 1.500" (in Spanish). Spain: Teinteresa.es. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  17. "Elena Congost, plata en los 1.500 – Terra EspaĂąa" (in Spanish). Spain: Deportes.terra.es. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  18. "Becas A Entrenadores Del Plan Adop 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  19. "Atletas paralímpicos con discapacidad visual se entrenan en Logroño – Canal de Vídeos de" (in Spanish). Spain: Larioja.com. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  20. "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 – Web de la ONCE" (in Spanish). Once.es. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  21. "Federación Española De Deportes De Personas Con Discapacidad Física" (in Spanish). Spain: Feddf.es. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  22. "Antonio Andújar y José Martínez Morote competirán en Francia en el Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico | El Pueblo de Albacete diario digital" (in Spanish). Spain: Elpueblodealbacete.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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