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Gustavo Sánchez Martínez

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Gustavo Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameGustavo Sánchez Martínez
Born3 May 1994 (1994-05-03) (age 30)
Mexico City, Mexico
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Mexico
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200 m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 150 m medley SM4
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 50 m backstroke S4
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 200 m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 50 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 50 m backstroke S4
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 50 m butterfly S4
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m freestyle S4
ParaPan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 50 m freestyle S4

Gustavo Sánchez Martínez[a] (born 3 May 1994 in Mexico City) is a disabled swimmer, born without left hand and both legs, who won four medals for Mexico at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He competed in five events, 50m freestyle (5th place), 100m freestyle (1st place), 200m freestyle (1st place), 150m medley (2nd place), 50m backstroke (3rd place). Gustavo became well known at World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2010, where he won three bronze medals. His biggest rivals in the pools are David Smetanine from France and Richard Oribe from Spain. Outside swimming he enjoys science fiction, video games, and is a fan of The Doors.[1]

At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, his five swim finals resulted in no medals.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ In this article, the surname is Sánchez, not Martínez.

References

  1. ^ IPC bio
  2. ^ "Se va Gustavo Sánchez sin medallas" (in Spanish). Sportspedia México. Sportspedia.com.mx. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

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