Luisa Wilson

Luisa Wilson San Román[2] (born 5 August 2005)[3] is a Mexican ice hockey player. On 15 January 2020, Wilson became the first Mexican to win an Olympic medal in a Winter Olympics sport when her team won the gold medal at the girls' 3x3 mixed tournament, during the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland.[4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Wilson and the second or maternal family name is San Román.
Luisa Wilson
Luisa Wilson at the won final of the girls' 3x3 mixed ice hockey tournament at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne
Born (2005-08-05) August 5, 2005
Celaya, Guanajuato
Height 162[1] cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 62[1] kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
Shoots Left[1]
Catches Left[1]
team Osos[1]
Playing career 2008–present
Medal record
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Winter Youth Olympic Games
2020 Lausanne Girls' 3x3 mixed tournament

Early life

Luisa Wilson San Román was born on 5 August 2005 in Celaya, Guanajuato to a Mexican mother, Laura San Román[5] and a Canadian father,[6] Brian Wilson (chiropractor in Mexico City and assistant coach for the Mexico women's national ice hockey team).[7] She lived and practiced in México for 12 years. Her family moved to Canada 2 years ago. Wilson has played ice hockey since she was around 2-3 years old,[6][8] and she also practiced figure skating.[8] Wilson lives in Toronto, Canada,[9] with her parents, paternal grandparents, and brothers.[5][10]

Lausanne 2020
Wilson (number 9) and her Lausanne 2020 team during a match

Wilson was selected to represent Mexico at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, in Lausanne, Switzerland, in the Yellow team of the girls' 3x3 mixed ice hockey tournament. Along with athletes from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, South Korea, and Switzerland, Wilson and her team defeated the Black team 6–1, achieving the Gold medal.[11]

References
  1. "Ice Hockey – Mixed NOC 3-on-3 Tournament, Women – Team Roster – Yellow" (PDF). 10 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. Andere, Fernando (18 January 2020). "Bájense del carrito". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "Athlete information". Youth Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. "Luisa Wilson, primera mexicana en ganar una medalla olímpica invernal". Proceso (in Spanish). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. Valdez, Jesús (15 January 2020). "La mamá de Luisa Wilson: 'Ella decía, por qué me dicen que el hockey es rudo, qué tiene de malo ser ruda'". Marca Claro (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. "Luisa Wilson quiere ser una inspiración para otras niñas". Periódico Correo (in Spanish). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. Ramírez, Ramiro (15 January 2020). "Mexicana Luisa Wilson hace historia al ganar medalla de oro en Lausanne 2020". Marca Claro (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  8. "¿Quién es Luisa Wilson, la primera medallista mexicana en los Juegos Invernales?". Milenio (in Spanish). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  9. "Vive mexicana Luisa Wilson un momento "padrísimo" por oro en Olímpicos". La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. Reyes, Héctor (23 January 2020). "Luisa Wilson, una adolescente sin fronteras". Esto (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  11. "Atleta mexicana Luisa Wilson hace historia al conseguir oro en Lausana 2020". El Imparcial (in Spanish). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.


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