Juan Diego García López (born 18 November 2002)[1] is a Mexican para taekwondo practitioner. He represented Mexico in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he won a gold medal in the 75kg event.[2] He also participated in the 2019 Parapan American Games, where he won a gold medal in the same category.[3]
.JPG) García at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Juan Diego García López | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Mexican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 2002 Culiacán, Sinaloa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Amelia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | K44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Ruiz, Elizabeth (3 September 2021). "Juan Diego García, el taekwondista que 'estrenó' la disciplina con un oro". Tec de Monterrey (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (3 September 2021). "Gjessing wins long-awaited Paralympic taekwondo gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "¿Quién es Juan Diego García, oro en taekwondo en los Juegos Paralímpicos?". Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links
edit- Juan Diego Garcia Lopez at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 September 2021)
- Juan Diego Lopez Garcia at the International Paralympic Committee
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