Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Spinal Cord Injuries |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
LW11 |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Neuquén, ARG |
Occupation |
Athlete, Business Owner, Government Official |
Languages |
English, Spanish |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age 16 in San Martin de los Andes, Argentina. |
Why this sport? |
He was approached by the chief of the Argentinian Para alpine skiing team, who invited him to take part in a sport clinic. "I fell in love with the mountain environment, the speed and the feeling of independence." |
Club / Team |
Club Lacar: San Martín de los Andes, ARG |
Name of coach |
Martin Carnaghi [national], ARG |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2010 |
Competing for |
Argentina |
Location |
Copper Mountain, CO, USA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Cycling, rowing. (lanacion.com.ar, 13 Sep 2015) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Finishing second at a European Cup event, and winning his first international medal at a competition in Pra Loup, France. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
His mother, his partner, his coach and his physiotherapist. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
Argentinian footballer Ariel Ortega. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Honour a life." (lanacion.com.ar, 13 Sep 2015) |
Awards and honours |
He was Argentina's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (pyeongchang2018.com, 09 Mar 2018)
In 2017 he received an acknowledgement from the Association for the Fight against Infantile Paralysis [ALPI] in Argentina in recognition of being a role model for people with an impairment. (clarin.com, 01 Jun 2017) |
Ambitions |
To finish in the top eight at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (clarin.com, 01 Jun 2017) |
Impairment |
He was involved in a car accident at age 12, which resulted in paraplegia. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2018; lanacion.com.ar, 13 Sep 2015) |
Other information |
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He and a partner founded a company that produces a metallic complement that can be adapted to a wheelchair to transform it into a tricycle. It works with a pedal and chain system that can be operated by hand. (clarin.com, 01 Jun 2017; bienal.alpi.org.ar, 01 Jun 2017) |
