NAVARRO SANCHEZ Edgar Cesareo

Date of Birth: 25 May 1971

Age: 50

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T51

Place of birth: CIUDAD NEZAHUALCOYOTL

Birth Country:

Mexico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T51	5
	Men's 200m - T51	5
	Men's 400m - T52

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T52 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 200m - T51 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T51 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	200m - T51	2004	Athens, GRE	39.70
2	400m - T51	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:21.82
3	100m - T51	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	21.96
3	Men's Marathon T51	2004	Athens, GRE	3:13:42
4	100m - T51	2012	London, GBR	23.35
7	200m - T51	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	47.47
9	Men's 800m T51	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	3:15.92
World Championships
1	200m - T51	2013	Lyon, FRA	40.68
1	100m - T51	2011	Christchurch, NZL	22.27
1	200m - T51	2011	Christchurch, NZL	42.97
1	400m - T51	2002	Lille, FRA	1:34.61
2	400m - T51	2017	London, GBR	1:24.10
2	400m - T51	2015	Doha, QAT	1:24.46
3	100m - T51	2019	Dubai, UAE	22.48
3	100m - T51	1998	Birmingham, GBR	30.60
4	200m - T51	2019	Dubai, UAE	40.78
4	100m - T51	2017	London, GBR	23.49
4	100m - T51	2013	Lyon, FRA	24.01
5	100m - T51	2015	Doha, QAT	22.73
5	200m - T51	2002	Lille, FRA	46.30
5	Men's 800m T51	2002	Lille, FRA	3:18.62
7	Men's 200m T52	2006	Assen, NED	41.59
10	Men's 800m T52	2006	Assen, NED	2:56.01

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
7	Men's HCA - Time Trial	2008	Beijing, CHN

Daughter Lluvia

Languages spoken:

Spanish, English

Lluvia Navarro [daughter]

The rehabilitation he undertook following his accident gave him the motivation to compete. "It was not enough. I started going to the gym, going out to do more exercise and that's how I realised that I could do it." (edomex.gob.mx, 12 Sep 2011)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (oaxaca.quadratin.com.mx, 18 Feb 2020)

He trains for seven hours a day, which is split over four sessions. (gob.mx, 20 Jul 2020)

Philosophy:

"If you do not like what you see in the mirror, change it." (edomex.gob.mx, 12 Sep 2011)

In 2016 he received the National Sports Award in Mexico. (ntrzacatecas.com, 24 Jan 2017)

He received the Jose Maria Luis Mora Honour Medal from the Mexico State Congress in 2016. (lector24.com, 27 Oct 2016)

General Interest

Classification
T51, F51 (IPC, 21 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (datanoticias.com, 17 Apr 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (datanoticias.com, 17 Apr 2019)

Impairment Details
He has a spinal cord injury after being attacked and shot in the head at age 22. (adnpolitico.com, 26 Jul 2012; edomex.gob.mx, 12 Sep 2011)

General
MAYOR
In 2009 he was voted mayor of the city of Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico, serving in the position until 2012. "I joined politics because athletes and people with an impairment in our country [Mexico] have not had the same opportunities and equality. I wanted to help solve these differences. As a mayor I also supported sport and equality for older people and children." (datanoticias.com, 17 Apr 2019; eluniversaledomex.mx, 19 Jun 2012; jornada.unam.mx, 23 Mar 2009)

Legend

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

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