RAMOS HERNANDEZ Mario Santana

Mexico

Athletics

Date of Birth: 15 Apr 1981

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F51

Place of birth: MONTERREY

Birth Country:

Mexico

Place of residence : MONTERREY

Residence Country:

Mexico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Club Throw - F51	4

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Discus/Club	Men's Club Throw - F51 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
7	Club Throw - F51	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	24.12
World Championships
2	Club Throw - F51	2019	Dubai, UAE	30.16
4	Club Throw - F51	2015	Doha, QAT	25.07
6	Club Throw - F51	2017	London, GBR	26.52

Occupation:

Information Technology, Motivational Speaker, Student

Education:

Information Management - Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, MEX

Family:

Wife Taide

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Club name:

Nuevo Leon State [Mexico]

Coach:

Ivan Rodriguez Luna [national], MEX

Other sports:

He has played for the Mexican national wheelchair basketball team. (Mario Santana, 05 Sep 2014)

Debut:

2015 for Mexico, Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Start:

He took up athletics in 2013 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Reason:

He was inspired to get involved in sports again following his accident after watching Mexican Para athlete Saul Mendoza on television. He began by playing wheelchair basketball, and later moved on to Para athletics. He liked the fairness of the sport due to the classifications, and because it gives him the chance to compete. (nayoescobar.com, 09 Jan 2020; Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (20minutos.com.mx, 15 May 2020)

Training:

He trains at the High Performance Centre [CARE] in Monterrey, Mexico. (indenl.gob.mx, 09 Oct 2020)

Memorable:

Finishing third at the 2016 Grand Prix in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and placing fourth at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Hero:

US basketball player Michael Jordan, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, Mexican Para athletes Saul Mendoza and Angeles Ortiz, Mexican Para swimmer Juan Ignacio Reyes. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Influence:

His family. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Philosophy:

"Go hard or go home." (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Award:

In 2017 and 2020 he received the Sports Award in Nuevo Leon State, Mexico. (puntou.uanl.mx, 27 Nov 2020; regiodeporte.com, 21 Nov 2017)

In 2016 he was presented with the Medal of Civic Merit in Nuevo Leon State, Mexico. (Facebook page, 23 Aug 2019)

General Interest

Classification
F51 (IPC, 22 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Impairment Details
In 2002 he fractured his spine while playing American football for Nuevo Leon University in Mexico. His injuries resulted in paraplegia. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017; Mario Santana, 05 Sep 2014)

General
COACH
He has coached wheelchair basketball. "I love basketball, but my abilities are low, so I am more useful off the court than on it. It's way for me to keep in touch with the sport." (enresumen.click, 04 Aug 2015)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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