Jorge García (canoeist)

Jorge García
Personal information
Born (1988-01-14) 14 January 1988
Caibarién, Cuba
Sport
SportCanoeing
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2006 CartagenaK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2006 CartagenaK-4 1000 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoK-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoK-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoK-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de JaneiroK-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de JaneiroK-4 1000 m

Jorge Antonio García Rodríguez (born January 14, 1988[1]) is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the K-1 1000 m, winning the B-final.[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed with Reinier Torres in the men's K-2 1000 m.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  2. ↑ "London 2012 K1 1000m kayak single men - Olympic Canoe Sprint". International Olympic Committee. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  3. ↑ "Men's Kayak Double 1000m". 2016-08-26. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2017-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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