Ana Fidelia Quirot.

 

Quirot won Silver at the 1991 World Championships and Bronze at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

 

Feb 1990 cover of Track & Field News:

 

 

1991 World Championships Silver (runner on far right):

 

1992 Olympic Bonze in Barcelona (full close-up of her pre-accident):

  

The following year (93) she was in a horrific accident that left her critically injured and 30% of her body burned.  She was pregnant at the time and gave birth to her daughter prematurely in hospital while fighting for her life, but her daughter did not survive.  Physically & psychologically debilitated, she hung up her runners.

 

Accident pics upon request PM due to graphic content.

 

After prolonged physical/psychological rehabilitation, repeated high-elastic skin grafting, and an incredible will to overcome, she defied her odds and (the following year) made her way back to the track, won a silver medal in the Central America Games, gold medal at the 1995 IAAF World Championships, again in 1997, silver at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and other international successes.

 

 

 

 

1995 World Championships Gold:

 

1996 Olympic Silver in Atlanta:

 

1997 World Championships Gold (again) - age 34:

 

She's 1 of only a handful of female athletes who have run the 800m in under 1 minute 55 seconds - 1:54.44 - 3rd fastest 800m run of all time.

 

 

Stories by the NY Times about her comeback:

 

 

I didn't pay much attention the first time I heard about her.

 

Ana continues to inspire people & devotes herself to boosting the self-esteem of girls.

 

 

The little girl seems interested!

It's at a school in the United States - the gent is a translator.

From what I hear & read, Ana doesn't care, talk about, or know much about politics, and talks about courage & self-esteem, mostly to young girls.