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Juan Pablo Cervantes García

Juan Pablo Cervantes García

Mexican Paralympic athlete

Juan Pablo Cervantes García (born 23 June 1992)[1] is a Mexican Paralympic athlete.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cervantes and the second or maternal family name is García.
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Career

He represented Mexico at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 100 meters T54 event.[2] Formerly a wheelchair basketballer, Cervantes García changed to parathletism after his coach suggested him to do it.[2] He first represented the country at the Paralympics in London 2012, where he competed in the 100 m T54, 400 m T54 and 4 × 400 m T53–T54 events, but did not classify in any.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "¡Buenos días, México! Juan Pablo Cervantes, bronce en atletismo y ya son 14 medallas". Olympics.com (in Spanish). 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Conoce a Juan Pablo Cervantes, medallista de bronce en los Juegos Paralímpicos". Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Juan Pablo Cervantes regala a México octavo Bronce en Tokio 2020". Diario AS (in Spanish). Mexico City. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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