Leonardo Díaz (parathlete)
Appearance
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Leonardo Díaz Aldana |
Born | Bayamo, Cuba | 16 February 1975
Sport | |
Country | Cuba |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | F56 Shot put F56 Discus F56 Javelin |
Club | ACLIFIM |
Medal record |
Leonardo Díaz Aldana[a] (born 16 February 1975) is a Cuban Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F56 throwing events.[1][2]
Career
Leonardo has competed in the shot, discus and javelin in three consecutive Paralympics. In his first in Athens in 2004 he failed to finish in the medal positions. On returning four years later to Beijing he won the gold medal in the F55/56 category discus, a feat he replicated in London in 2012.
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Aldana.
References
- ^ Paralímpicos de Londres´12: Ascienden a 23 los clasificados cubanos Archived 2013-01-05 at archive.today 07 de Junio de 2012 "Leonardo Díaz"
- ^ "Diaz Aldana, Leonardo Felipe". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
External links
- Leonardo Diaz Aldana at the International Paralympic Committee
- Leonardo Diaz Aldana at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)