Teresa Perales

Quick Facts

Full Name	Teresa Perales
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Dec 29, 1975(1975-12-29)
Age	49
Birthplace	Zaragoza
Country	Spain
Birth City	Aragon
Horoscope	Capricorn

Teresa Perales Biography

Teresa Perales is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on December 29, 1975 in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.

Perales was born in Zaragoza on 29 December 1975. She has one sibling, a brother, who is seven years younger than her. When she was 15 years old, her father died from leukemia, and she was then raised by her single mother. At the age of 19, she developed neuropathy and lost feeling in her legs over a three-month period. The condition is relatively rare, and doctors did not initially know how to treat it. Instead, they were waiting to see how it progressed before deciding on the proper treatment. When she left the hospital for the first time in a wheelchair, she was embarrassed because she felt a need to explain to others the events that led to her becoming a paraplegic. She has very little leg strength and no sensation in her legs, and if she cuts herself while shaving her legs, she cannot feel the cut. Prior to contracting neuropathy, she was an active karate practitioner. The last time she was able to walk without assistance was on 10 May 1995 during the celebration of Zaragoza’s la Recopa victory. Perales earned a Diploma in Physiotherapy, which she earned from the Universidad de Zaragoza where she was a student from 1996 to 1999.

Teresa Perales Fernández (born 29 December 1975) is an S5, SB4, SM5 classified Spanish swimmer, politician and motivational speaker who has won a total of 26 Paralympic medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics, with six of those medals earned at the 2012 London Games. She is the most decorated Spanish Paralympian in history.

Teresa Perales Net Worth

Teresa Perales is one of the richest Swimmer from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Teresa Perales 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Perales was awarded the Gran Cruz del Mérito Deportivo. She was the first Spanish Paralympian to be awarded this honour, and the 34th person in the nation’s history to receive the award. She has also been awarded the Medalla de Oro de la Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo and the Medalla al Mérito Deportivo del Gobierno de Aragón.

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Who is Teresa Perales Dating?

According to our records, Teresa Perales married to Mariano Menor. As of December 1, 2023, Teresa Perales’s is not dating anyone.

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Perales competed at four Paralympic Games: the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. She won her first medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, earning a bronze in the 100 and 200 m. freestyle, bronze in the 50 m. backstroke and 50 m. freestyle, and a silver in the 50 m. butterfly. The only events for which she failed to make the podium were the 20 point relays in the Medley Relay 4 x 50 and 4 x 50 Freestyle Relay events, in which her teams finished seventh and fifth respectively.

Facts & Trivia

Gabriele Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Teresa Perales celebrates birthday on December 29 of every year.

Perales was an Aragonese Party politician. She served as the directora general for Ayuda a la Dependencia in 2003 after having been approached to run following her success at the Sydney Paralympics. She served as the Deputy of Cortes de Aragón from June 2003 to February 2006. She left office in 2007, has no plans to return and does not consider herself very political. In 2008, she worked as an adviser and Sports Development in Zaragoza. In 2008, she also served as the executive of Las juventudes del PAR. In this role, she served as the president of the ninth Rolde Choben Congress. She ventured back into politics on a symbolic level in 2011 when she was on the ballot for PAR as a member of the Congress of Deputies. She has also served as the CEO of Care Dependence on the Government of Aragon.

Top Facts about Teresa Perales

1. Teresa Perales is a Spanish Paralympic swimmer.
2. She has won 26 medals in Paralympic Games.
3. Perales made her debut at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics.
4. She holds multiple world records in swimming.
5. Perales was paralyzed due to neuropathy at age 19.
6. She has also competed in wheelchair basketball and athletics.
7. Perales is a motivational speaker and author of two books.
8. In 2019, she received Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Sports.
9. Perales is an ambassador for various organizations promoting disability rights.
10. She retired from competitive swimming after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

What disability does teresa Perales have?

Born in 1975, Perales started swimming at age 19, after developing neuropathy. Her first international appearance was in 1998 at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she won a bronze medal in the 50m freestyle.

How many medals Teresa Perales won?

Holder of several Spanish records and numerous medals in national championships, Perales has won a total of 43 medals (12 gold, 21 silver and 10 bronze) in the 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021 European Championships.