LEIVA AVILA Isaac

Guatemala

Athletics

Date of Birth: 2 Jun 1979

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F11

Birth Country:

Guatemala

Place of residence : GUATEMALA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F11	11

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Standing Shot Put	Men's Shot Put - F11 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
15	Men's Shot Put F11/12	2012	London, GBR	9.83
NoM	Discus Throw - F11	2012	London, GBR	NoM

Nickname:

Pocotora ['little turtle' in Garifuna, a language spoken in Central America]. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Hobbies:

Listening to music, reading. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Education:

Human Resources, Pedagogy - San Carlos University, Guatemala

Family:

Wife Heydi Gil, daughters Darina and Lisani

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Club name:

Prociegos [Guatemala City, GUA]

Coach:

Werner Argueta [personal], GUA; Raul Rivera [personal], GUA

Other sports:

He has competed in weightlifting, in which he was a national champion in 1996 and 1997, and a Central American champion in 1998. (publinews.gt, 22 Aug 2012)

Start:

He took up the sport at age 28 in Guatemala. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Reason:

He was introduced to Para athletics by coach Carlos Iriarte. "He found me and told me that despite being blind, it would not be a limitation to pursuing my dreams." (cdag.com.gt, 03 Aug 2016)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2012 and 2020 Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 23 Aug 2021)

Hero:

Spanish Para thrower David Casinos. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Influence:

His mother. (publinews.gt, 22 Aug 2012)

Philosophy:

"Enhance what you have." (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Award:

He and fellow Para athlete Ericka Esteban were named flag bearers for Guatemala for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (publinews.gt, 12 Aug 2021)

He was Guatemala's flag bearer and only competitor at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (paralympic.org, 29 Aug 2012)

General Interest

Classification
T11, F11 (IPC, 20 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (cdag.com.gt, 03 Aug 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (cdag.com.gt, 03 Aug 2016)

Impairment Details
In 2000 he lost his sight due to retinitis pigmentosa as the result of a medication he was given following an accident in 1998 while he was working in maritime repair. (prensalibre.com, 02 Sep 2012; cdag.com.gt, 03 Aug 2016)

Guide
Wellington Moreno (agn.gt, 12 Aug 2021)

Legend

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

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