Impairment Information |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Nicaragua |
Occupation |
Construction Worker |
Languages |
Spanish |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport in 2012 in Nicaragua. |
Why this sport? |
He liked lifting weights, and practised bodybuilding before taking up powerlifting. |
Name of coach |
Miguel Zepeda, NCA, from 2012 |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Reading, basketball. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a bronze medal at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016) |
Most influential person in career |
His family. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016) |
Hero / Idol |
US basketball player Michael Jordan. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016) |
Impairment |
His impairment is a result of polio. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016) |
Other information |
HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT
His appearance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro made him the first athlete from Nicaragua to compete at a Paralympic Games in a sport other than Para athletics. (paralympic.org, 29 Jul 2016) |
