José Guerra (diver)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is Oliva.

José Guerra

Personal information
Born	(1979-08-09) August 9, 1979 Santiago de Cuba
Medal record Men's diving Representing Cuba World Championships 2005 Montréal 10m Platform 2009 Rome 10m Platform Synchro Universiade 1999 Palma de Mallorca 10 m platform 2001 Beijing 10m Platform 2001 Beijing Synchronized platform Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 10m Platform 2007 Rio de Janeiro 10m Platform Synchro 1999 Winnipeg 10m Platform 2011 Guadalajara 10m Platform Synchro Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena 3m Springboard 2006 Cartagena 10m Platform

José Antonio Guerra Oliva (born August 9, 1979 in Santiago de Cuba) is a male diver from Cuba. He represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). Guerra won a gold and three silver medals at Pan American Games during his career. He also won 2 gold medals at Central American Games becoming the only Cuban male diver in history achieving this.

The Cuban diver is the only diver in his country to win a gold medal at World University Games in 1999 Palma de Mallorca adding a silver and a bronze in Beijing in 2001. Being the only Cuban diver to lead the Diving World Ranking in the history, back in 2005. Winner of Forty (40) medals at the Diving Grand Prix and 130 medals total along his career (until April 2011) (98 in international events and 32 in nationals), and is considered the best diver in Cuba of all time. His coach is Lino Socorro Aleman, from Matanzas, Cuba.

Since his retirement from diving, Guerra now works as a coach for Team Canada.

References

• sports-reference
• Beijing 2008 Profile