Miriam Blasco

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.[1] One of the major streets in her native city of Alicante, La Avenida Miriam Blasco, was named after her.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blasco and the second or maternal family name is Soto.

Miriam Blasco
Personal information
Full nameMiriam Blasco Soto
Born12 December 1963 (1963-12-12) (age 59)
Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain
OccupationJudoka, politician
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2015)​
Sport
CountrySpain
SportJudo
Weight class–56 kg, –61 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (1991)
European Champ.Gold (1991)
Olympic GamesGold (1992)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍56 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍56 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Prague ‍–‍56 kg
Silver medal – second place 1988 Pamplona ‍–‍56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Helsinki ‍–‍56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Paris ‍–‍56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Gdansk ‍–‍61 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53806
JudoInside.com3440
Updated on 5 June 2023.

When her professional sport career finished, she became actively involved in politics. In 2000,[2] 2004,[3] and 2008,[4] 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.[5]

References
  1. "ESPN.com – OLY/SUMMER04 – medals". www.espn.com.
  2. España, Senado de. "Ficha del Senador". www.senado.es.
  3. España, Senado de. "Ficha del Senador". www.senado.es.
  4. España, Senado de. "Ficha del Senador". www.senado.es.
  5. "Enforque – Miriam Blasco: "Nicola y yo llevamos casadas año y medio"". RTVE.es. 24 July 2017.


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