Carlos Leon (athlete)
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| Born | 1 November 1984 North Lauderdale, United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Carlos Leon (born November 1, 1984) is an American Paralympic track and field athlete who competes in men's shot put. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
Military career
Leon was a United States Marine Corps veteran who had a traumatic diving accident in 2005 which resulted in quadriplegia.[3]
The documentary film Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing features Leon's individual story as he trained to try for a berth on the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team.[4]
References
- ↑ "Carlos Leon - Team USA". Team USA. 2 April 2025.
- ↑ "Carlos Leon - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 2 April 2025.
- ↑ "Quadriplegic veteran, Paralympic athlete earns engineering degree". Florida Atlantic University. 12 December 2019.
- ↑ "Para sport & Paralympic News - Official Source | IPC".
Categories:
- Living people
- Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Track and field athletes from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1984 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- American men shot putters
- American men discus throwers
- Paralympic shot putters
- Paralympic discus throwers
- Wheelchair shot putters
- Wheelchair discus throwers
- Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Parapan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Parapan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Parapan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Florida Atlantic University alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Parapan American Games
- American shot putter stubs