GARCIA LOPEZ Juan Diego

Mexico
Taekwondo
18 Nov 2002
18
Male
K44
 
Mexico
MEXICO

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TKW Taekwondo Men K44 -75kg 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Makuhari Messe Hall B
Men K44 -75kg Quarterfinal
#209
MEX
GARCIA LOPEZ JDGARCIA LOPEZ Juan Diego
 Sport Class: K44
38
PTF
AZE
ABUZARLI AABUZARLI Abulfaz
 Sport Class: K44
5
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall B
Men K44 -75kg Semifinal
#225
MEX
GARCIA LOPEZ JDGARCIA LOPEZ Juan Diego
 Sport Class: K44
14
PTF
RPC
ISALDIBIROV MISALDIBIROV Magomedzagir
 Sport Class: K44
12
Finished
Makuhari Messe Hall B
Men K44 -75kg Gold Medal Contest
#237
MEX
GARCIA LOPEZ JDGARCIA LOPEZ Juan Diego
 Sport Class: K44
26
PTF
IRI
POURRAHNAMAAHMADG.POURRAHNAMAAHMADGOURABI Mahdi
 Sport Class: K44
20
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
World Championships
1Men K44 -75kg M2019Antalya, TUR
9Men K44 -75kg M2017London, GBR
European Championships
2Men K44 -75kg M2019Bari, ITA
5Men K44 -75kg M2018Plovdiv, BUL
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Student
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Spanish
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Jannet Alegria [national], MEX
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He took up able-bodied taekwondo at age five, and began competing in Para taekwondo in 2016. (debate.com.mx, 07 May 2020)
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He combined taekwondo with other sports, such as basketball, football and swimming, before deciding to focus solely on taekwondo. He was first introduced to the sport by his school teacher Reymundo Calderon. "My teacher owned a taekwondo school and he told my parents about it. I was very hyperactive and I feel that teachers were looking for children with lots of energy. I first did it as a hobby and trained for free, but I later got more interested in competing, first at regional level, then nationally." (debate.com.mx, 07 May 2020)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (debate.com.mx, 07 May 2020)
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Winning gold in the K44 -75kg event at the 2019 World Championships in Antalya, Turkey. (debate.com.mx, 07 May 2020)
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His parents. (congresosinaloa.gob.mx, 23 Sep 2019)
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"Sport instills discipline, respect, commitment. Values that help you in daily life." (diarioamanecer.com.mx, 23 Nov 2020)
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He received the 2019 National Sports Award in the Para sports category from the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport [CONADE] in Mexico. (gob.mx, 29 Oct 2020)

In 2019 he received a Medal of Merit in the sport category from the Congress of the State of Sinaloa in Mexico. (congresosinaloa.gob.mx, 23 Sep 2019)

He was the recipient of the 2018 Sinaloa State's Sports Award as Best Para Athlete of the Year. (isde.gob.mx, 06 Jan 2020)

In 2017 he received the Sports Award of the municipality of Culiacan, Mexico. (noroeste.com.mx, 27 Oct 2017)

General Interest

Classification
K44 (World Taekwondo, 11 Dec 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (gob.mx, 06 Feb 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (gob.mx, 06 Feb 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born without his right arm. (gob.mx, 06 Feb 2019)

General
ABLE-BODIED TAEKWONDO
He began practising able-bodied taekwondo at age five, but did not take up Para taekwondo until 2016. He says competing in able-bodied taekwondo has helped him during his Para career. "At the beginning I competed against able-bodied taekwondokas. I wanted to keep on growing but it [the sport] was not adapted to my conditions. My coach, Raymundo Calderon, always told me that I had to be patient until a Para taekwondo event, adapted to my circumstances, could get staged. And in 2016 the first national championship was held in order to start a national team. It was then my career really began more seriously. I think competing against able-bodied opponents from the beginning helped to give me a strong mind." (informate.com.mx, 23 Nov 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
PTF:
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