Biography
Started: He took up the sport at age 11 in Argentina. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2019)
Reason: His physical education teacher Norma Mayol took him to a club to start training. "Life took me to sport, it found me." (Athlete, 09 Nov 2019, 16 Jul 2017; lanacion.com.ar, 13 Sep 2016)
Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (convivimos.naranja.com, 01 Jan 2022)
Awards: He and table tennis player Constanza Garrone were named as flag bearers for Argentina for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (salta.gob.ar, 10 Jul 2024)
In 2020 he was named among the 100 Most Outstanding Sportspeople of the Decade in Argentina. (fundacionkonex.org, 23 Nov 2020)
In 2019 he was given the Jorge Newbery Award by the sports department of the city government in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Instagram profile, 04 Dec 2019; algopasabuenosaires.com.ar, 03 Dec 2019)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateApril 14, 1991
Place of ResidenceZARATE
OccupationAthlete, Public Servant
EducationJournalism
Languages SpokenSpanish
CoachAriel Gonzalez [national]
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 3 | 100m - T35 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 12.85 |
| 3 | 200m - T35 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 26.50 |
| 3 | 200m - T35 | 2012 | London, GBR | 26.59 |
| 4 | 100m - T35 | 2012 | London, GBR | 13.26 |
| 5 | 200m - T35 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | 26.07 |
| 6 | 100m - T35 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | 12.59 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | 200m - T35 | 2023 | Paris, FRA | 25.37 |
| 2 | 200m - T35 | 2017 | London, GBR | 26.35 |
| 3 | 100m - T35 | 2017 | London, GBR | 12.78 |
| 3 | 100m - T35 | 2013 | Lyon, FRA | 13.21 |
| 3 | 200m - T35 | 2013 | Lyon, FRA | 26.13 |
| 4 | 100m - T35 | 2023 | Paris, FRA | 12.73 |
| 4 | 100m - T35 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 13.11 |
| 4 | 200m - T35 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 26.31 |
| 5 | 100m - T35 | 2019 | Dubai, UAE | 12.71 |
| 5 | Men's 4 x 100m Relay T35-38 | 2013 | Lyon, FRA | 52.34 |
| 8 | 200m - T35 | 2019 | Dubai, UAE | 31.47 |
| ParaPan American Games | ||||
| 1 | 100m - T35 | 2023 | Santiago, CHI | 12.10 |
| 2 | 200m - T35 | 2023 | Santiago, CHI | 25.44 |
