Virginia Perez

Started: She used to play non-Para basketball for Estudiantes in Madrid, Spain, and after the injury she changed to wheelchair basketball. Her first season in the sport was 2011/12 with CID Getafe in Spain. (ligabsr.es, 01 Sep 2018; otroperiodismo.com, 14 Jun 2017) Reason: All her family was involved in basketball. (telemadrid.es, 11 Feb 2019) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (cmmedia.es, 07 Mar 2024) Awards: In 2017 she was named Best Female Player by the Spanish Federation of People with a Physical Impairment [FEDDF]. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020) Additional Info: OTHER ACTIVITIES She has worked as occupational therapist in nursing homes, given talks on sports and impairment, and worked as a basketball coach for people with physical impairments. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Sporting Relatives: Her husband Alejandro Zarzuela represented Spain in wheelchair basketball at the Paralympic Games in 2012, 2016 and 2020, winning silver at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Her brother-in-law Pablo [Alejandro's twin] also won the Olympic silver medal in 2016. Her sister has coached basketball teams at professional level. (calidadpascual.com, 28 Feb 2020; telemadrid.es, 11 Feb 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 23 May 2024)