Juan Pablo Cervantes García Explained

Juan Pablo Cervantes
Full Name:Juan Pablo Cervantes García
Birth Date:23 June 1992
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability Class:T54

Juan Pablo Cervantes García (born 23 June 1992)[1] is a Mexican Paralympic athlete.

Career

He represented Mexico at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 100 meters T54 event.[2] Formerly a wheelchair basketballer, Cervantes García changed to parathletism after his coach suggested him to do it.[2] He first represented the country at the Paralympics in London 2012, where he competed in the 100 m T54, 400 m T54 and T53–T54 events, but did not classify in any.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¡Buenos días, México! Juan Pablo Cervantes, bronce en atletismo y ya son 14 medallas. 2 September 2021. es. Olympics.com. 2 September 2021. 2 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902214859/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/es/paralimpicos/noticias/buenos-dias-mexico-juan-pablo-cervantes-con-bronce-y-ya-son-14-medallas. dead.
  2. Web site: Conoce a Juan Pablo Cervantes, medallista de bronce en los Juegos Paralímpicos. 1 September 2021. 2 September 2021. Mexico City. Milenio. es. registration.
  3. Web site: Juan Pablo Cervantes regala a México octavo Bronce en Tokio 2020. 1 September 2021. 2 September 2021. Mexico City. es. Diario AS.