Fernando Jorge (canoeist) explained

Fernando Jorge
Fullname:Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez
Birth Date:1998 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Cienfuegos, Cuba
Height:173 cm
Weight:70 kg
Country:Cuba
Sport:Canoe sprint
Club:Equipo Nacional

Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez (born 3 December 1998) is a Cuban sprint canoeist. He took up canoeing in late 2015 and won the 2016 Pan American Championships with Serguey Torres in the C-2 1000 m event . They finished sixth at the 2016 Olympics.[1] [2] He also competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and won a gold medal in the Men's C-2 1000 metres event.[3]

In 2022, Jorge defected from Cuba while he was traveling in Mexico.[4] He will be competing as a refugee athlete representing the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/fernando-dayan-jorge Fernando Dayan Jorge
  2. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=jorge-fernando-dayan-1222155/index.html Fernando Dayan Jorge
  3. Web site: Double Canoe – 1000m Men – Final Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. 3 August 2021. 3 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803062608/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/CSP/OG2020-_CSP_C92B_CSPMC2-1000M----------------------.pdf. dead.
  4. News: Hernandez . Miguel . Cuban Olympic canoe champion escapes in Mexico . 27 July 2022 . Around the Rings . 7 March 2022.