Amaya Valdemoro

Amaya Valdemoro Madariaga (Alcobendas, Community of Madrid on August 18, 1976) is a Spanish former basketball player. She won three WNBA championship rings and competed in two Olympic Games - Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.

WNBA

Valdemoro was selected with the 30th overall pick (3rd round) in the 1998 WNBA Draft by the Houston Comets. She played with the Comets from 1998–2000, winning championships in each of those three seasons.

National team

Valdemoro has played in two Summer Olympics with the Spain women's national basketball team at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She was voted MVP of the EuroBasket Women 2007.

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Valdemoro

Valdemoro is a municipal district, located in the Southern zone of the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain. Located 27 kilometers from the capital, Valdemoro is officially part of the comarca of La Sagra, though it is generally also included in the Madrid metropolitan area.

The municipality has experienced strong population growth in the past fifteen years, eventually reaching 72,265 inhabitants (INE 2014). Valdemoro's proximity to the capital has favored the demographic and economic development of the area. Due to the recent population boom, Valdemoro has had to construct new transportation, educational, sanitation, health, and entertainment facilities.

The municipality's recent history is closely linked to that of the Guardia Civil. Valdemoro is home to the Colegio de Guardias Jóvenes Duque de Ahumada, an academy open only to children and orphans of existing guardsmen.

Geography

Valdemoro is a located on the drainage basin of the Tagus River on the Southern slopes of the Sistema Central mountain range. The population of Valdemoro is concentrated in the western parts of the municipal district, "along the road that connects Madrid to Aranjuez".