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Miriam Blasco

Personal information
Born	12 December 1963 (1963-12-12) (age 61) Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain
Died	Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day)
Occupation	Judoka, politician
Spouse(s)	Nicola Fairbrother ​ (m. 2015)​
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–56 kg, –61 kg
Achievements and titles
World finals	(1991)
Regional finals	(1991)
Olympic finals	(1992)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Spain Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍56 kg World Championships Gold 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍56 kg Bronze 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍56 kg European Championships Gold 1991 Prague ‍–‍56 kg Silver 1988 Pamplona ‍–‍56 kg Bronze 1989 Helsinki ‍–‍56 kg Bronze 1992 Paris ‍–‍56 kg Bronze 1994 Gdansk ‍–‍61 kg
Updated on 5 June 2023.

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. By doing so, she became Spain's first female Olympic champion and first female medalist. One of the major streets in her city of residence, Alicante, was named after her.

When her professional sport career finished, she became actively involved in politics. In 2000, 2004, and 2008, she was elected to the Spanish Senate for the conservative Partido Popular.

She is married to Nicola Fairbrother, her opponent in the 1992 judo Olympics' final match.

See also

In Spanish: Miriam Blasco para niños