VELASQUEZ Carlos

Date of Birth: 31 Oct 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T38

Place of birth: TEGUCIGALPA

Birth Country:

Honduras

Place of residence : TEGUCIGALPA

Residence Country:

Honduras

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T38
	Men's 400m - T38

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T38 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T38 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Graphic design, cycling. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Graphic Design - Technological University Centre [CEUTEC], Tegucigalpa, HON

Languages spoken:

Farith Colindres [national], HON

He took up the sport in 2014 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

A friend challenged him to a five-kilometre run and he enjoyed the competition. He later changed to sprint events. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Placing seventh in the T38 400m at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Coach Farith Colindres, and his parents. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

He always wears a jumper before competitions, no matter how hot it is. "Even if it is 40 Celsius, it gives me confidence." (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

He was flag bearer for Honduras at the closing ceremony of the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (paralympic.org, 15 Aug 2015)

General Interest

Classification
T38 (IPC, 13 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Embajada del Japon en Honduras Facebook page, 14 Aug 2021)

Impairment Details
He was born with hemiplegia on his left side. (Embajada del Japon en Honduras Facebook page, 14 Aug 2021)

Legend

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

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