Moisés Fuentes (swimmer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is García.
Moisés Fuentes
Personal information
Full nameMoisés Fuentes García
Born (1974-09-22) 22 September 1974 (age 50)
San Gil, Colombia
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryColombia
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilitySpinal cord injury
Disability classS4
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Colombia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 0 2 2
World Championships 1 3 1
Para Pan American Games 3 2 2
Total 4 7 5
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100m breaststroke SB4
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100m breaststroke SB4
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m breaststroke SB4
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place 2017 Mexico City 100m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place 2019 London 100m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madeira 100m breaststroke SB4
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Durban 100m breaststroke SB4
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Mar del Plata 100m freestyle S5
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 100m breaststroke SB4
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place 2003 Mar del Plata 50m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 100m breaststroke SB4
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Mar del Plata 100m breaststroke SB4
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Mar del Plata 200m individual medley SM5

Moisés Fuentes García (born 22 September 1974) is a Colombian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He is a triple Paralympic medalist, a World champion and a triple Parapan American Games champion.[1][2][3]

In October 1992, Fuentes and his older brother Rodrigo were attacked by gunmen in Santa Marta outside of his brother's coffee stall. Moisés was shot in the vertebrae resulting in paraplegia from the waist down and his right leg was amputated below the knee, his brother was killed in the attack.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Moises Fuentes - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Moises, el atleta paralimpico que no para de ganar (in Spanish)". El Tiempo. 31 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Moises Fuentes, a man with tenacity who does not stop evolving in swimming (in Spanish)". Periodico 15. 8 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Moises Fuentes Garcia (in Spanish)". Unidad Victimas. 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Motivation: Moises Fuentes (in Spanish)". Smart Speakers. 4 December 2020.