Edgar Navarro
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| Born | 21 May 1971 Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | T51 races | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Édgar Cesáreo Navarro Sánchez (born 21 May 1971) is a Paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T51 wheelchair racing events.
Career
[edit]Navarro has competed in four Paralympics across two sports. His first sport was athletics where he competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics as a T51 athlete in 200m, 400m and 800m. In 2004 he won the 200m and a bronze medal in the marathon before in 2008 moving to cycling where he competed in the individual time trial for hand cycles class A.[2] In 2012 he appeared in his fourth Paralympics where he finished fourth in the T51 100m sprint at London.
Four years later he eared two medals in Rio 2016: One silver in 400 meters and one bronze in 100 meters.[3]
Political Career
[edit]From 2009-2012 Navarro served as Mayor of his hometown Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. His motivation behind running for Mayor was to further equality in Mexico. During his political career, he supported increased protections for children and the elderly.
Personal Life
[edit]Not much is known about Navarro's personal life. At an early age, Navarro was heavily involved in sports like boxing, and soccer. At the age of 21 Navarro was robbed at gun point and shot in the neck. His injuries left him wheelchair bound. 5 years after his robbery, Navarro stumbled upon 2 Mexican athletes participating in a wheelchair racing event. Since, Navarro has participated in several Paralympic events.
Navarro has 2 children. During the 2020 COVID quarantine, his daughter Lluvia Navarro Aragon assisted with his training.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Edgar Cesáreo Navarro Sánchez" (PDF). CONADE. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Profile on paralympic.org
- ^ "¡Segunda medalla de Navarro!". Sportpsedia.com.mx. Sportpsedia México. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ https://www.gob.mx/conade/prensa/los-planes-no-han-cambiado-rumbo-a-tokio-edgar-navarro
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