Diosmani González Explained

Diosmani González (Camagüey, 1973) is a paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category T12 long-distance events.^{[1] [2]}

Diosmani competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics winning gold in the T12 10000m and silver in the 5000m as well as competing in the Marathon. After missing the 2000 games he returned in 2004 Summer Paralympics to compete in the 1500m and 5000m and won the silver medal in the 10000m.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.tvcamaguey.co.cu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18937:raschid-festeja-cumpleanos-en-guadalajara-con-aspiraciones&catid=83:deportes&Itemid=82 Raschid festeja cumpleaños en Guadalajara con aspiraciones
2. Cuba La epopeya paralímpica (final) Beijing 2008 "1996.. Los otros ganadores de metales áureos: Ambrosio Zaldívar (400 metros planos), Diosmani González (10 000 lisos), y Guillermo Pérez (jabalina). Los cubanos implantaron en total cinco cotas del orbe y siete para los Juegos."
3. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?sport=all&games=all&Medal=all&npc=all&name=Gonzalez&fname=Diosmani&gender=all profile on paralympic.org