Anaís Méndez

Anaís Méndez
Personal information
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Born	18 January 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F20
Event	shot put
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Ecuador
Paralympic Games

Anaís Méndez (born 18 January 2000) is an Ecuadorian Paralympic athlete.^[1] She along with her elder sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez claimed the first medals for Ecuador in the history of the Paralympics.^[2] Both have the unique distinction of being the only siblings combination to be the first two Paralympic medalists for a country.

Career

She made her first Paralympic appearance representing Ecuador at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.^[3]

She clinched bronze medal in the women's F20 shot put event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[4] Coincidentally, her sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez won the gold medal in the same discipline making it a rare instance of athletes coming from same family who go on to win medals in a same competition. Anaís Méndez won Ecuador's first ever bronze medal in Paralympics history while her elder sister Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez won Ecuador's first ever gold medal in Paralympics history.^[2] Prior to the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Ecuador had never won a Paralympic medal.^[5]

References

^ "Anais Mendez - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Super Sunday sees a new fastest Paralympian and Ecuador's first gold". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Athletics - MENDEZ Anais". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Athletics - Women's Shot Put - F20 Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Paralympic History for #ECU Before Today, Ecuador Had Never Won a Paralympic ... - Latest Tweet by Paralympic Games | 🏆 LatestLY". LatestLY. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

External links

Anais Mendez at the International Paralympic Committee

[1] "Anais Mendez - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[:0-2] "Super Sunday sees a new fastest Paralympian and Ecuador's first gold". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[3] "Athletics - MENDEZ Anais". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[4] "Athletics - Women's Shot Put - F20 Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[5] "Paralympic History for #ECU Before Today, Ecuador Had Never Won a Paralympic ... - Latest Tweet by Paralympic Games | 🏆 LatestLY". LatestLY. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

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