Guillermo Varona
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| Birth name | Guillermo Varona González | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin throw shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2024 Paris: 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guillermo Varona González (born 1 August 1995) is a Cuban para-athlete javelin thrower who competes in the F46 category. He is a gold medalist at the 2023 Parapan American Games, 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, and 2024 Summer Paralympics. He has also competed in the shot put.
Career
At the 2019 Parapan American Games, Varona won the gold medal in the F48 category and also competed in the shot put.[1] He then competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he finished in fourth place in the javelin throw.[2] Varela returned to the Parapan American Games in 2023 Parapan, in the F48 category, winning a gold medal setting a record in the games in the process.[3][1] In May 2024, he won a gold medal in the men's F46 javelin throw event at the World Para Athletics Championship in Kobe, Japan.[4][5] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won the gold medal in the javelin throw F46 event.[6]
Personal life
Varona is in a relationship with para taekwondo practitioner Lilisbet Rodriguez and the two have a son.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Guillermo Varona Sets New Parapan American Record in Javelin F46". Santiago 2023. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024.
- ^ "F46 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Americas Paralympic Committee (24 November 2023). "Men's Javelin Throw - F46" (PDF). Para athletics result book. p. 167-169. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "World Para Athletics C'ships: Rinku Finishes Third In Men's F46 Javelin As Sri Lanka Lodge Complaint". Outlook India. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Newman, Ed (24 May 2024). "Cuba's Guillermo Varona grabs the gold at the Paraathletics World Cup in Kobe". Radio Havana Cuba. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Men's Javelin Throw F46 Final LIVE Updates, Paris Paralympics 2024: Indian Throwers Eye Triple Podium Finish". Outlook India. 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Guillermo Varona". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.