Guillermo Varona
Cuban para javelin thrower
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Guillermo Varona González[a] (born 1 August 1995) is a Cuban para-athlete javelin thrower who competes in the F46 category. He is a gold medalist at the 2023 Parapan American Games, 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, and 2024 Summer Paralympics. He has also competed in the shot put.
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| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Guillermo Varona González 1 August 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | Javelin throw shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 Paris: 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2019 Parapan American Games, Varona won the gold medal in the F48 category and also competed in the shot put.[1] He then competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he finished in fourth place in the javelin throw.[2] Varela returned to the Parapan American Games in 2023 Parapan, in the F48 category, winning a gold medal setting a record in the games in the process.[3][1] In May 2024, he won a gold medal in the men's F46 javelin throw event at the World Para Athletics Championship in Kobe, Japan.[4][5] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won the gold medal in the javelin throw F46 event.[6]
Personal life
Varona is in a relationship with para taekwondo practitioner Lilisbet Rodriguez and the two have a son.[7]
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Varona and the second or maternal family name is González.