Leonardo Díaz (parathlete)

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Leornado Diaz

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Díaz Aldana
Nationality	Cuban
Born	(1975-02-16) 16 February 1975 Bayamo, Cuba
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	F56 Shot put F56 Discus F56 Javelin
Club	ACLIFIM
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 3 0 0 Parapan American Games 1 1 1 Track and field (athletics) Representing Cuba Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Discus – F55/56 2012 London Discus – F54-56 IPC World Championships 2011 Christchurch Discus – F54-56 2013 Lyon Discus – F54-56 2015 Doha Discus – F56 Parapan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Discus – F54-56 2011 Guadalajara Javelin – F54-56 2011 Guadalajara Shot put – F54-56

Leonardo Díaz (born 16 February 1975) is a Paralympian athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category F56 throwing events.

Leonardo has competed in the shot, discus and javelin in three consecutive Paralympics. In his first in Athens in 2004 he failed to finish in the medal positions. On returning four years later to Beijing he won the gold medal in the F55/56 category discus, a feat he replicated in London in 2012.

External links

• Leonardo Díaz at the International Paralympic Committee
• Leonardo Díaz at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)