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Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T54
Further personal information
Residence
Mexico City, MEX
Languages
Spanish
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up Para athletics in 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Why this sport?
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.'"
Club / Team
Club Katusha [MEX] / Mexico State [MEX]:
Name of coach
Martin Velazco Soria [personal]
General interest
Nicknames
El Tisiquito (Athlete, 23 Nov 2010)
Hobbies
Drawing. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
Most influential person in career
His mother, his sister, and his wife. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
Hero / Idol
Finnish wheelchair racer Leo-Pekka Tahti. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Discipline is the key to success." (Athlete, 23 Nov 2010)
Awards and honours
In 2020 he received the Sports Award in the Para sports category in Mexico State. (asisucede.com.mx, 23 Oct 2020)
Impairment
He was born with arthrogryposis. The condition prevents him from freely moving his lower limbs. (lavozdelafrontera.com.mx, 11 Jan 2019)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m T54 | Heat 3 | 2011-01-22 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m T54 | Semifinal 1 | 2011-01-22 | 4 | |
| Men's 4x400 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2011-01-24 | 9999 | |
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2011-01-27 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m T54 | Heat 3 | 2012-09-01 | 5 | |
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 3 | 2012-09-05 | 7 | |
| Men's 4x400 m T53/54 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-08 | 4 |