Mario Rodriguez (fencer)

Mario Rodriguez
Mario Rodriguez
Born	1959; Houston, Texas
Nationality	United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Medal record
Athletics
Various

Mario Rodriguez (born 1959), is an American wheelchair fencer.

Biography

Rodriguez was born in Houston, Texas. In 1985 a low speed motorcycle accident revealed a malignant tumor in his right hip resulting in resection, removal, and reconstruction that ultimately failed ending in eventual amputation of his right hip & leg or hip-disarticulation/semi-hemipelvectomy in April, 1992.^[1] ^[2] In 2002 and 2003 respectively he won 3 bronze medals in three different world cups in men's category A foil in Austin, Texas, USA; Madrid, Spain; and Warsaw, Poland. In 2010 he was a gold medalist at the North American Cup for sabre and in 2011 won another gold for foil at the Parapan American Games.^[1] Before he became a paralympian he served as a representative of the United States Air Force as a Russian translator in Crete for four years.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Mario Rodriguez". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Air Force Veteran Shares Wisdom With Young Paralympians". United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[teamusa-1] "Mario Rodriguez". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 16, 2013.

[defense-2] "Air Force Veteran Shares Wisdom With Young Paralympians". United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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