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José Rolando

Guatemalan paralympic weightlifter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

José Rolando de León (born 1950)[1] is a Guatemalan paralympic weightlifter.[2] At the age of 10 months he contracted polio.[3] He competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics and 1988 Summer Paralympics, winning the gold and bronze medals in weightlifting.[4][5][6]

BornJosé Rolando de León[1]
1950 (age 75–76)
Country Guatemala
DisabilityPolio
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José Rolando
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BornJosé Rolando de León[1]
1950 (age 75–76)
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Country Guatemala
SportWeightlifting
DisabilityPolio
Medal record
Representing  Guatemala
Paralympic Games
Weightlifting
Bronze medal – third place1976 TorontoMen's featherweight
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulMen's -57 kg
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