Leonardo Díaz (parathlete)

Cuban Paralympic athlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leonardo Díaz Aldana[a] (born 16 February 1975) is a Cuban Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F56 throwing events.[1][2]

FullnameLeonardo Díaz Aldana
Born (1975-02-16) 16 February 1975 (age 51)
Bayamo, Cuba
CountryCuba
SportAthletics
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Leonardo Diaz
Personal information
Full nameLeonardo Díaz Aldana
Born (1975-02-16) 16 February 1975 (age 51)
Bayamo, Cuba
Sport
CountryCuba
SportAthletics
Events
F56 Shot put
F56 Discus
F56 Javelin
ClubACLIFIM
Medal record
Track and field (athletics)
Representing  Cuba
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingDiscus throw F55/56
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonDiscus throw F54-56
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoDiscus throw F56
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 ChristchurchDiscus throw F54-56
Gold medal – first place2013 LyonDiscus throw F54-56
Gold medal – first place2015 DohaDiscus throw F56
Gold medal – first place2017 LondonDiscus throw F56
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroDiscus throw F54-56
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraDiscus throw F54-56
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoShot put F56
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraJavelin throw F54-56
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoDiscus throw F56
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de JaneiroShot put F56-58
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraShot put F54-56
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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

  1. [a]
    In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Aldana.

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