Teresa Silva
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Teresa Silva |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 28 November 1982 Vigo, Spain |
| Website | www.tambien.org |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing |
| Event(s) | Downhill Slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super G |
 | This article is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. (June 2020) |
Teresa Silva[1] is a Spanish elite sportswoman with disabilities, founder and president of Fundación También.[2] She has also made a name for herself in disciplines such as skiing and adapted sailing, in which she has been Champion of Spain and Regional Champion,[3] respectively. Creator of the first female adapted alpine sit skiing competition team in Spain in 2007.[4] President of the Spanish 2.4 mR Sailing Association. She is also a recognised speaker [5] in the world of disability and adapted sports.[6]
Skiing and sailing
[edit]A great fan of sports in general and airborne sports in particular, Teresa's life took a turn when in 1989 she had a paragliding accident during training for the Austrian World Championship, causing paraplegia that binds her forever to a wheelchair.[7] After nine months of rehabilitation at the National Hospital of Paraplegics in Toledo, she began to face all the difficulties that people with disabilities encounter in their day-to-day lives.[8] These were difficult times, but she did not give up her efforts to return to her life as a journalist and innovative businesswoman[9] in air sports. In April 1998, Teresa was able to start adapted alpine skiing and in January 2000 she created the Santiveri Adaptive Ski Exhibition and Competition Team.[10] Following the success of this experience, a much more ambitious challenge is proposed: to achieve the social inclusion of people with disabilities through sport. An idea that was realized in 2000 when she founded Fundación También. Since then, she has dedicated herself to adapted sport: cycling,[11] skiing, canoeing, sailing, paddle tennis, diving, hiking, ice skating[12] ... activities in which sport and inclusion go hand in hand.[13] Today, more than 8,500 beneficiaries enjoy adapted sports, in contact with nature and together with their family and friends thanks to Fundación También.[14] Alpine skiing has been one of the disciplines in which Teresa Silva has shined, creating in 2007 the first Women's adapted alpine sit skiing Team,[15] whose patron was the olympic athlete Blanca Fernández Ochoa, and with members such as Irene Villa, Nathalie Carpanedo, Mariluz del Río, Vicky González, Sandra Cavallé, Begoña Gerboles and Esther Peris. Thanks to this, the historic milestone of creating a women's category in the Spanish Championships[16] was achieved. Throughout her career participating in national and international competitions she has won numerous medals, proclaimed Absolute Champion of Spain in 2011. Sailing is another of the sports in which she has excelled, becoming regional champion in 2011 and 2012. Throughout her career she has received important awards such as: Siete Estrellas del Deporte Comunidad de Madrid,[17][18][19] CERMI of CAM, International Madrid Woman's Week,[20] Award ANOME, Women's Council Award of the Municipality of Madrid Participating in We create Spaces of Equality, TOP 100 Mujeres Líderes en España 2012, El Bronx Discapacidad y Deporte, Te lo Mereces from La Barandilla Association[21] or Sport Resilience from IER.
References
[edit]- ^ Silva, Teresa. "Teresa Silva: una vida dedicada al deporte y el ocio adaptado". Batec Mobility.
- ^ Fundacion También, Fundacion Tambien. "Web Oficial Fundación También".
- ^ Silva, Teresa. "Campeona de España de Esqui Adaptado". Europa Press.
- ^ Equipo Esquí Adaptado, Equipo Fundación También. "Éxito de la Fundación También en el Campeonato de España de Baqueira". Fundación Damm.
- ^ Deporte y discapacidad, Teresa Silva. "Deportista y empresaria". Las Mujeres nos Movemos.
- ^ Teresa Silva, Deporte Adaptado. "LA PRIMERA VEZ QUE PRACTIQUÉ ESQUÍ ADAPTADO ME SENTÍ LIBRE. VOLVÍ A SER LA MISMA DE ANTES". Yolanda Téllez. El Mundo.
- ^ Deporte adaptado, Teresa Silva. "Teresa Silva, del parapente al esquí tras quedar parapléjica: "Fue un regalo no matarme"". David Aguilar-Amat. El Español.
- ^ Espíritu de Superación, Teresa Silva. "Teresa Silva, espíritu de superación indomable". Lorena González. Vidas Insuperables.
- ^ Pionera Deporte Adaptado, Teresa Silva (2019). "La mujer que adaptó el deporte para cambiar vidas". Clara Paolini. El Pais.
- ^ Equipo Esquí Alpino Adaptado Fundación También, Teresa Silva. "Equipo Competición Esquí Alpino Adaptado". FEDDEF.
- ^ Carrera Popular Madrid También Solidario, Teresa Silva (2019). "Teresa Silva "La gente se queda enganchada con esta carrera"". La Vanguardia.es.
- ^ Patinaje inclusivo con el campeón Javier Fernández, Teresa Silva (2019). "Javier Fernández inaugura en Madrid su pista de hielo más solidaria". Marca.es.
- ^ Deporte inclusivo, Teresa Silva. "Teresa Silva: "Quien prueba la bici adaptada descubre un vehículo que le da libertad de movimiento y engancha"". Alba Peguero. Mediaset.es.
- ^ Equipo Femenino Santiveri, Teresa Silva. "Entrevista a Teresa Silva, componente del Equipo Femenino Santiveri de Esquí Adaptado". Nevasport.com.
- ^ Experiencia personal y equipo de esquí alpino adaptado Fundación También, Teresa Silva. "El mundo se mueve conmigo". RTVE.
- ^ Premio Siete Estrellas del Deporte al Fomento de Valores, Teresa Silva. "Premio Siete Estrellas del Deporte CAM". Federación Madrileña de Vela.
- ^ Premio Siete Estrellas del Deporte 2014, Teresa Silva (2014). "Teresa Silva, Premio Siete Estrellas del Deporte 2014". Compromiso RSE.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Premio Siete Estrellas al Deporte, Teresa Silva. "Teresa Silva recibe el Premio Siete Estrellas del Deporte". Mujeresycia.com.
- ^ Premio Internacional Woman Week, Teresa Silva. "Teresa Silva recibe el Premio Internacional Woman Week". lunaysol.es.
- ^ Fundadora Fundación También, Teresa Silva (2019). "Fundación También". La Barandilla.