Laura García Benítez

Laura García Benitez (born 19 April 1981 in Pamplona) is a Spanish judoka who has represented Spain at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Personal García was born on 19 April 1981 in Pamplona, and is from the Navarre region of Spain. Her father practiced karate but because of her vision problems, she was unable to follow him in the sport. Prior to the 2008 Games, she trained in France. In 2011, she competed at the IPC Judo World Championships. One of her matches was against Ukrainian Yuliya During. Overall, she finished in seventh place, enough to get her a Paralympic diploma. The 2013 IPC European Judo Championships were held in early December in Eger, Hungary, and she competed in them. In July 2013, she was one of 306 from Navarre named as a "Deportistas de élite", a category of Spanish elite sportspeople that provides a number of benefits.