Portrait of Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia

Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia

100m
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Biography
Started: He took up Para athletics in 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019) Reason: He used to play wheelchair basketball but got involved in Para athletics when his coach presented him with a race chair. "When I first saw the racing chair I fell in love with it. I said, 'This is what I am.'" (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; VamosDeportes YouTube channel, 25 Jan 2017) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (gob.mx, 13 Jan 2022) Awards: In 2020 he received the Sports Award in the Para sports category in Mexico State. (asisucede.com.mx, 23 Oct 2020)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateJune 23, 1992
Place of ResidenceMEXICO CITY
Languages SpokenSpanish
Highlights
RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
3100m - T542020Tokyo, JPN13.87
8Men's 4 x 400m Relay T53-542012London, GBR3:23.04
13400m - T542020Tokyo, JPN48.31
16100m - T542012London, GBR15.10
17400m - T542012London, GBR52.83
World Championships
3100m - T542024Kobe, JPN13.97
3100m - T542019Dubai, UAE14.10
7400m - T542024Kobe, JPN47.57
10100m - T542011Christchurch, NZL15.10
15400m - T542019Dubai, UAE49.72
22400m - T542011Christchurch, NZL53.09
DSQMen's 4 x 400m Relay T53-542011Christchurch, NZLDSQ
ParaPan American Games
1100m - T542023Santiago, CHI13.80
1400m - T542023Santiago, CHI47.74
44x100m Universal Relay2023Santiago, CHI52.22
5800m T53/542023Santiago, CHI1:39.02
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