MONTILLA VERA Jose Gregorio

Venezuela

Swimming

Date of Birth: 25 Sep 2000

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SB2

Place of birth: CARACAS

Birth Country:

Venezuela

Place of residence : CARACAS

Residence Country:

Venezuela

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Breaststroke - SB2 Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Hobbies:

Football. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Student

Education:

Journalism - Andres Bello Catholic University [UCAB], Venezuela

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Club Tiburones Sobre Ruedas [Caracas, VEN]

Coach:

Peggy Jimenez [club, national], VEN

Start:

He took up the sport at age seven. (radiomundial.com.ve, 16 Mar 2017)

Reason:

He began swimming for health reasons, and his swimming teacher suggested that he start competing. "Back in the day, I didn't mean for anything to be on a competitive level, I just wanted to do it for my health." (reuters.com, 29 Jul 2021; Facebook profile, 30 Jun 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (el-nacional.com, 25 Nov 2018; radiomundial.com.ve, 16 Mar 2017)

Memorable:

Achieving the qualifying standard for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Influence:

Coach Peggy Jimenez. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"I do what they said I would never do." (Instagram profile, 19 Jul 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S3, SB2, SM3 (IPC, 17 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (radiomundial.com.ve, 16 Mar 2017)

Impairment Details
He was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita [AMC]. The condition affected the development of his arms and legs. (eldiario.com, 11 Aug 2021; reuters.com, 29 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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