Antonio De Diego
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's paracanoe | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2010 Trasona | K-1 200 m A |
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2010 Poznań | K-1 200 m A |
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2011 Szeged | K-1 200 m A |
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2012 Zagred | K-1 200 m A |
Antonio de Diego Alvarez, is a Spanish paracanoeist and member of the National Spanish Canoeist Team, Paracanoe class A (maximum level of disability). He has won several medals: gold medal at the Europe Paracanoe Championship Trasona 2010(K-1 200 m), silver medal at the world championship Paracanoe Poznan 2010 (K-1 200 m), bronze medal World Paracone Szeged 2011 (K-1 200 m) and silver medal at the Europe Paracanoe Championship Zagreb 2012. He also practices other sports such as diving, yachting and handcycling.
On July 2, 2004 he suffered a vascular accident requiring a double femoral amputation and causing major paralysis in his right arm. Currently he is training for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
References
- http://www.adediego.com[permanent dead link]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150808031901/http://www.perseverarsinlimites.com:80/
- http://www.sportscene.tv/flatwater/para-canoeing/athletes-coaches/antonio-de-diego-alvarez
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