GAUTO GALLEGOS Eduardo

Argentina

Judo

Date of Birth: 21 Dec 1987

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Sport Class: B1

Place of birth: LANUS

Birth Country:

Argentina

Place of residence : LANUS

Residence Country:

Argentina

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Judo	Men -66 kg	9

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 2	Men -66 kg Elimination Round of 16 #2 ARG GAUTO GALLEGOS EGAUTO GALLEGOS Eduardo Sport Class: B1 0 JPN SETO YSETO Yujiro Sport Class: B3 11s1 IPP	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
9	Men -60 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
9	Men -60 kg	2014	Colorado Springs, CO, USA
16	Men -66 kg	2018	Odivelas, POR

Nickname:

Edu (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Hobbies:

Reading. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

National University of Lanus, Argentina

Family:

Children Huilen and Tahiel

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Club Italiano [Buenos Aires, ARG]

Coach:

Guillermo Traba [national], ARG

Other sports:

He has played football 5-a-side at national level in Argentina. (aadeporte.com.ar, 15 May 2019)

Debut:

2009 for Argentina (clublanus.com, 05 Mar 2016)

National team:

2009 (clublanus.com, 05 Mar 2016)

Start:

He took up the sport at age nine at the Club Portela in Lanus, Argentina. (clublanus.com, 05 Mar 2016; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Reason:

A physical education teacher advised him to begin judo. (aadeporte.com.ar, 15 May 2019; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paradeportes.com, 23 Apr 2021)

Memorable:

Winning gold in the -66kg category at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Hero:

Japanese judoka Shohei Ono. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Influence:

Coach Guillermo Traba. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Compete to win." (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
B1 (IBSA, 18 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (clublanus.com, 05 Mar 2016)

Impairment Details
He lost his vision at age four due to a bilateral retinal detachment. (trabajocomoquiero.staples.com.ar, 17 Aug 2016; tycsports.com, 06 Sep 2020)

General
VACCINE VOLUNTEER
He took part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial in 2020. "One day I went crazy and decided to get infected with the virus. The idea was to get the disease and then get back to training. I consulted with my sister-in-law who is therapist and kinesiologist and she wanted to kill me. She advised me instead to be a volunteer to receive a vaccine because some testing would be done in Argentina. I met all the requirements and was accepted to receive the shot. Half of the group received a placebo and the other half received the vaccine. I don't know what I got and I will be under continuous testing for two years. My thought at the beginning was very selfish, then once I got involved in the process I realised it is important to take part in this because I can become a role model for humanity." (tycsports.com, 06 Sep 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/eduardo.gauto.98

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
IPP:: Ippon

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