Leonardo Díaz (parathlete) explained

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Leonardo Diaz
Full Name:Leonardo Díaz Aldana
Birth Date:16 February 1975
Birth Place:Bayamo, Cuba
Country:Cuba
Sport:Athletics
Event:F56 Shot put
F56 Discus
F56 Javelin
Club:ACLIFIM

Leonardo Díaz Aldana (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 and References

  1. http://www.radiosantacruz.co.cu/noticia/ver/30805-paralimpicos-de-londres12-ascienden-a-23-los-clasificados-cubanos.htm Paralímpicos de Londres´12: Ascienden a 23 los clasificados cubanos
  2. Web site: Diaz Aldana, Leonardo Felipe. ipc.infostradasports.com. 19 July 2014. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061711/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=681488&refreshauto=1. dead.