ORTIZ MONROY Erick

Mexico

Athletics

Date of Birth: 24 Feb 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F53

Birth Country:

Mexico

Place of residence : CUAUTITLAN IZCALLI

Residence Country:

Mexico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F53	NM

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Shot Put	Men's Shot Put - F53 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	Shot Put - F53	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	6.70
World Championships
5	Shot Put - F53	2017	London, GBR	6.46
5	Shot Put - F53	2015	Doha, QAT	6.35
7	Javelin Throw - F54	2015	Doha, QAT	17.95

Hobbies:

Wheelchair basketball. (hojaderutadigital.mx, 03 Mar 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Lawyer

Education:

Law - University of Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico City, MEX

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Club name:

Mexico State [Mexico]

Coach:

Carlos Ortiz Rivera [father, personal], since 2016

Sporting relatives:

His father Carlos Ortiz Rivera played American football at national level in Mexico. (En Izcalli Facebook page, 10 Jul 2021)

Other sports:

He has competed internationally in wheelchair dancing at junior level. (blogs.eluniversal.com.mx, 04 Apr 2008)

Start:

He took up the sport at age eight in Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Reason:

He played wheelchair basketball before switching to Para athletics after being invited to try the sport by a coach. He accepted the invitation as the sport matched his abilities. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017; hojaderutadigital.mx, 03 Mar 2021; En Izcalli Facebook page, 10 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (hojaderutadigital.mx, 03 Mar 2021)

Training:

He trains for up to six hours a day over two sessions. (En Izcalli Facebook page, 10 Jul 2021)

Memorable:

Finishing sixth in the F53 shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Hero:

US basketball players Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. (En Izcalli Facebook page, 10 Jul 2021)

Influence:

His family. (En Izcalli Facebook page, 10 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Never give up, everything is just a matter of perseverance." (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

General Interest

Classification
T53, F53 (IPC, 14 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

Impairment Details
He was born with arthrogryposis, a condition that affects the joints in the body. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2017)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as commissioner of the board of directors of the Municipal Sports Institute of Cuautitlan Izcalli in Mexico. (cuautitlanizcalli.gob.mx, 21 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
NM:: No mark

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