Juan Diego García

Juan Diego García
García at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameJuan Diego García López
NationalityMexican
Born (2002-11-18) 18 November 2002
Culiacán, Sinaloa
Sport
Country Mexico
SportPara taekwondo
DisabilityAmelia
K44
Medal record
Men's para taekwondo
Representing  Mexico
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo-75kg K44
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris−70kg K44
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima-75kg K44
World Para Taekwondo Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Antalya-75kg K44

Juan Diego García López (born 18 November 2002)[1] is a Mexican para taekwondo practitioner. He represented Mexico in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he won a gold medal in the 75kg event.[2] He also participated in the 2019 Parapan American Games, where he won a gold medal in the same category.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ruiz, Elizabeth (3 September 2021). "Juan Diego García, el taekwondista que 'estrenó' la disciplina con un oro". Tec de Monterrey (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Houston, Michael (3 September 2021). "Gjessing wins long-awaited Paralympic taekwondo gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "¿Quién es Juan Diego García, oro en taekwondo en los Juegos Paralímpicos?". Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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