Josefina Cornejo

Josefina Cornejo Martínez[1] is a Mexican retired Paralympic athlete that won 14 medals at the Summer Paralympics. She represented Mexico in the 1976 Summer Paralympics, where she won four gold and two silver medals, and in the 1980 Summer Paralympics, where she won four gold, three silver, and one bronze medals. She competed in parathletism, paraswimming and para table tennis events. She was included in Hall of Fame of the Mexican Sports Confederation in 1983.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cornejo and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Josefina Cornejo
Personal information
Full nameJosefina Cornejo Martínez
NationalityMexican
Born (1955-11-28) 28 November 1955
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Sport
Country Mexico
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Summer Paralympics
Paralympic athletics
Gold medal – first place1976 TorontoWomen's 60m 1A
Gold medal – first place1976 TorontoWomen's club throw 1A
Gold medal – first place1976 TorontoWomen's discus throw 1A
Gold medal – first place1976 TorontoWomen's pentathlon 1A
Gold medal – first place1980 ArnhemWomen's 60m 1A
Gold medal – first place1980 ArnhemWomen's club throw 1A
Gold medal – first place1980 ArnhemWomen's discus throw 1A
Gold medal – first place1980 ArnhemWomen's shot put 1A
Silver medal – second place1976 TorontoWomen's precision club throw 1A-1B
Silver medal – second place1980 ArnhemWomen's slalom 1A
Paralympic swimming
Silver medal – second place1976 TorontoWomen's 25m backstroke 1A
Silver medal – second place1980 ArnhemWomen's 25m backstroke 1A
Silver medal – second place1980 ArnhemWomen's 25m freestyle 1A
Para table tennis
Bronze medal – third place1980 ArnhemWomen's singles 1A

References
  1. López, Alfonso. "Dos mujeres de paratletismo son las máximas medallistas de México, en Juegos Paralímpicos". Instituto Mexicano de la Radio. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. Maldonado Tello, Analí (12 July 2018). "10 atletas paraolímpicos mexicanos que debes conocer". Atletas Latinoamérica (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.


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