Purificacion Santamarta is a paralympic athlete

Track and field

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 from Spain

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 competing mainly in category T11 sprint events.

Purificacion has competed in seven Paralympics winning a total of 16 medals eleven of them gold. Her first games were way back in 1980

1980 Summer Paralympics

The 1980 Summer Paralympics were the sixth Paralympic Games. They were held in Papendal, close to the host city of Arnhem, Netherlands, from June 21 to 30, 1980.- Sports :...

 where she competed in the 60m and 400m winning the class A silver medal in the 400m. In 1984 she competed in the long jump and won the gold medal in both the 100m and 400m. Her third games were in Seoul

Seoul

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 in 1988

1988 Summer Paralympics

The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" came into official use.- Sports :...

 where she won defended her 100m title and won silver medals in the 400m and long jump. The 1992 Summer Paralympics

1992 Summer Paralympics

The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Sports :The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport...

 were infront of her home crowd and she didn't disappoint them winning her third consecutive 100m title and adding 200m, 400m and 800m golds. In 1996

1996 Summer Paralympics

The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....

 she succeeded in defending her 100m, 200m and 400m titles, but didn't attempt the 800m. 2000

2000 Summer Paralympics

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 saw her lose in the 100m for the first time in five games when Adria Santos

Adria Santos

Adria Santos is a Paralympian athlete from Brazil competing mainly in category T11 sprint events.She competed in the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she won a silver medal in the women's 100 metres - B2 event and a silver medal in the women's 400 metres - B2 event. She also...

 of Brazil beat her in to second place but she did make it three consecutive 400m golds. In 2004 Summer Paralympics

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...

she managed a bronze in the 200m but missed out in the 100m and 400m.