Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Business Studies, Physical Education - University of Guayaquil: Ecuador |
General Interest |
| Other sports |
She won two national championships in athletics at high school level in Ecuador. Her main disciplines were 100m hurdles and heptathlon. (lared.com.ec, 02 Feb 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She initially competed in athletics at high school, but switched to weightlifting after being inspired by watching Ecuadorian weightlifters Seledina Nieve and Alexandra Escobar train. |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Her family. (elcomercio.com, 2012) |
| Hero / Idol |
Ecuadorian weightlifters Seledina Nieve and Alexandra Escobar. (telegrafo.com.ec, 01 Aug 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began to pursue weightlifting at age 15. |
General Interest |
| Other information |
SANCTION
In May 2007 she tested positive for a prohibited substance at a competition in Guatemala. She was banned from the sport for two years by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF], becoming eligible to compete again in May 2009. (IWF, May 2009; eluniverso.com, 06 Sep 2007)
MOTIVATION
At age 15 her father was killed in a street brawl, and six years later her younger brother died after being hit by a vehicle near Guayaquil, Ecuador. "Every day I felt so much energy to go training. I thought of my dad and my brother and I felt an extra kick. It was my motivation." (andes.info.ec, 01 Aug 2012; lared.com.ec, 02 Jul 2012; elcomercio.com, 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Quito, ECU |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Guayas: Ecuador |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
She has previously been troubled by an injury to the ligaments in her right wrist. (expreso.ec, 16 Jan 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Spanish |
| Family |
Daughter Natasha |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Rosa la Famosa (lahora.com.ec, 27 Jun 2012) |
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