Josefina Cornejo Martínez^{[lower-alpha 1][1]} (born 28 November 1955) is a Mexican retired Paralympic athlete that won 14 medals at the Summer Paralympics. She represented Mexico in the 1976 Summer Paralympics, where she won four gold and two silver medals, and in the 1980 Summer Paralympics, where she won four gold, three silver, and one bronze medals. She competed in parathletism, paraswimming and para table tennis events. She was included in Hall of Fame of the Mexican Sports Confederation in 1983.^[2]

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Josefina Cornejo

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Full name	Josefina Cornejo Martínez
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1955-11-28) 28 November 1955 (age 68) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Medal record Representing  Mexico Summer Paralympics Paralympic athletics 1976 Toronto Women's 60m 1A 1976 Toronto Women's club throw 1A 1976 Toronto Women's discus throw 1A 1976 Toronto Women's pentathlon 1A 1980 Arnhem Women's 60m 1A 1980 Arnhem Women's club throw 1A 1980 Arnhem Women's discus throw 1A 1980 Arnhem Women's shot put 1A 1976 Toronto Women's precision club throw 1A-1B 1980 Arnhem Women's slalom 1A Paralympic swimming 1976 Toronto Women's 25m backstroke 1A 1980 Arnhem Women's 25m backstroke 1A 1980 Arnhem Women's 25m freestyle 1A Para table tennis 1980 Arnhem Women's singles 1A

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