LOPEZ Rodrigo Fernando

Argentina
Cycling Track
3 Jan 1979
42
Male
C1
COLON
 
Argentina
COLON
 
Argentina

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CTR Cycling Track Men's C1 3000m Individual Pursuit 9
Men's C1-3 1000m Time Trial 18

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Izu Velodrome
Men's C1 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying
Finished
Izu Velodrome
Men's C1-3 1000m Time Trial
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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CYCLING TRACK
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
3C1 3000m Individual Pursuit2012London, GBR
5Men's CP3 - 1000m Time Trial2008Beijing, CHN
6Men's CP3 - 3km Pursuit2008Beijing, CHN
6Men's CP3 - 3km Pursuit2004Athens, GRE
7C1-3 1000m Time Trial2012London, GBR
8C1 3000m Individual Pursuit2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
9Men's CP3/CP4 - 1000m Time Trial2004Athens, GRE
16C1-3 1000m Time Trial2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Track World Championships
1Men's C1 - 1000m Time Trial2014Aguascalientes, MEX
1C1 3000m Individual Pursuit2014Aguascalientes, MEX
1Men's C1 - 1000m Time Trial2012Los Angeles, CA, USA
1Men's C1 - 1000m Time Trial2011Montichiari, ITA
3Men's C1 - 1000m Time Trial2016Montichiari, ITA
3Men's C1 - 1000m Time Trial2015Apeldoorn, NED
3C1 3000m Individual Pursuit2015Apeldoorn, NED
3C1 3000m Individual Pursuit2012Los Angeles, CA, USA
3C1 3000m Individual Pursuit2011Montichiari, ITA
3Men's CP3 - 1000m Time Trial2006Aigle, SUI
5Men's C1 - 1000m Time Trial2018Rio de Janeiro, BRA
6Men's CP3 - 3km Pursuit2006Aigle, SUI
8Men's C1 - 1000m Time Trial2019Apeldoorn, NED
8C1 3000m Individual Pursuit2018Rio de Janeiro, BRA
9Men's C1 - 1000m Time Trial2020Milton, ON, CAN
9Men's CP3 - 1000m Time Trial2007Bordeaux, FRA
10C1 3000m Individual Pursuit2020Milton, ON, CAN
11C1 3000m Individual Pursuit2016Montichiari, ITA
12C1 3000m Individual Pursuit2019Apeldoorn, NED
13C1-5 750m Team Sprint2018Rio de Janeiro, BRA

CYCLING ROAD
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
3Men's CP3 - Road Race/Time Trial2004Athens, GRE
6C1 Time Trial2012London, GBR
8C1 Time Trial2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
8Men's CP3 - Time Trial2008Beijing, CHN
23Men's LC3/LC4/CP3 - Road Race2008Beijing, CHN
28C1-3 Road Race2012London, GBR
30C1-3 Road Race2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Road World Championships
4Men's CP3 - Road Race2006Aigle, SUI
5Men's CP3 - Road Race2007Bordeaux, FRA
6C1 Time Trial2011Roskilde, DEN
6Men's C1 - Road Race2010Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
7Men's C1 - Road Race2011Roskilde, DEN
7C1 Time Trial2010Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
7Men's CP3 - Time Trial2007Bordeaux, FRA
8C1 Time Trial2014Greenville, SC, USA
8Men's CP3 - Time Trial2006Aigle, SUI
9C1 Time Trial2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
9Men's C1 - Road Race2013Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
9C1 Time Trial2013Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
9Men's CP3 - Road Race2009Bogogno, ITA
11Men's C1 - Road Race2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
11Men's CP3 - Time Trial2009Bogogno, ITA
14Men's C1 - Road Race2014Greenville, SC, USA
15Men's C1 - Road Race2018Maniago, ITA
15C1 Time Trial2018Maniago, ITA
17Men's C1 - Road Race2019Emmen, NED
18C1 Time Trial2019Emmen, NED
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Sports Teacher
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Spanish
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Martin Ferrari [national], ARG; Juan Carlos Lopez [father], ARG
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His father Juan Carlos Lopez has coached the Argentinian national Para cycling team. (paradeportes.com, 07 May 2017; clarin.com, 07 Aug 2015)
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He competed in road cycling and track cycling at the Paralympic Games in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016. (paralympic.org, 01 Jan 2017)
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In April 2015 he was hit by a car while training near Entre Rios, Argentina. He sustained light injuries to his ankle in the accident. (elentrerios.com, 16 Apr 2015)
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He began cycling at age 15. (elentrerios.com, 30 Nov 2014)
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His father got him involved in the sport and became his first coach. (clarin.com, 07 Aug 2015)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paradeportes.com, 16 Sep 2016)
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Winning bronze in road cycling at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (elequipo-deportea.com, 13 Jul 2021)
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In 2021 he received a Merit Diploma as one of the Best Sportspeople of the Decade [2010-19] in Argentina by the Konex Foundation. (analisisdigital.com.ar, 18 Jan 2021)

He was flag bearer for Argentina at the opening ceremony of the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (clarin.com, 07 Jun 2015)

In 2014 he was named Illustrious Citizen in Colon, Argentina. (elentrerios.com, 04 May 2014)

General Interest

Classification
C1 (UCI, 21 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (clarin.com, 07 Jun 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (clarin.com, 07 Jun 2015)

Impairment Details
At age five he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy following a viral infection. The condition affects his speaking and hearing, as well as his mobility. (elequipo-deportea.com, 13 Jul 2021; clarin.com, 07 Jun 2015; 442.perfil.com, 31 Dec 2012)

General
PARALYMPIC HURDLES
At the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, he had to overcome a late start in the 35km pursuit race after a misunderstanding with the start clock prevented him from being able to warm up. At the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, he crashed in the individual pursuit qualification round and needed assistance to recover, but came back to claim bronze in the final. "I started the race [in 2004] without warming up and, after half a lap, I ran out of air. But God gave me enough strength, my lungs filled with air, my legs got stronger and I managed to win bronze." (paralympic.org, 20 May 2014)

Legend
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Bronze Medal Event
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