Moisés Fuentes (swimmer) explained

Moisés Fuentes
Fullname:	Moisés Fuentes García
Sport:	Paralympic swimming
Disability:	Spinal cord injury
Disability Class:	S4
Birth Date:	22 September 1974
Birth Place:	San Gil, Colombia
Height:	169cm
Country:	Colombia

Moisés Fuentes García (born 22 September 1974) is a Colombian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He is a triple Paralympic medalist, a World champion and a triple Parapan American Games champion.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In October 1992, Fuentes and his older brother Rodrigo were attacked by gunmen in Santa Marta outside of his brother's coffee stall. Moisés was shot in the vertebrae resulting in paraplegia from the waist down and his right leg was amputated below the knee, his brother was killed in the attack.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 4 December 2020. Moises Fuentes - IPC Athlete Bio. ipc.infostradasports.com. 4 December 2020. 24 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824161740/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=681578&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1. dead.
2. Web site: 31 August 2019. Moises, el atleta paralimpico que no para de ganar (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
3. Web site: 8 July 2016. Moises Fuentes, a man with tenacity who does not stop evolving in swimming (in Spanish). Periodico 15.
4. Web site: 4 December 2020. Moises Fuentes Garcia (in Spanish). Unidad Victimas.
5. Web site: 4 December 2020. Motivation: Moises Fuentes (in Spanish). Smart Speakers.