José Lemos (athlete)

José Gregorio Lemos
Personal information
Full nameJosé Gregorio Lemos Rivas
Born (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 33)
Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Sport
Country Colombia
Sport
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability class
Events
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's para-athletics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 2 0 2
World Championships 4 0 1
Parapan American Games 1 0 0
Total 7 0 3
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Javelin throw F38
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Javelin throw F38
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Long jump T38
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Long jump T38
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Javelin throw F38
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Shot put F38
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F38
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Shot put F38
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris Long jump T38
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Javelin throw F37/38
Men's athletics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
CAC Games 0 1 0
South American Games 0 1 0
South American Championships 0 0 1
Bolivarian Games 1 0 1
South American U20 Championships 0 1 0
South American U18 Championships 0 1 0
Total 1 4 2
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla Decathlon
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Decathlon
South American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Asunción Decathlon
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santa Marta Decathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Trujillo Decathlon
South American U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 São Paulo/Port of Spain Decathlon
South American U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lima Javelin throw
Updated on 30 August 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lemos and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

José Gregorio Lemos Rivas (born 4 June 1991) is a Colombian athlete with cerebral palsy.[1]

Career

He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and won a gold medal in the men's javelin throw F38 event.[2]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Sandra Lemos.[3]

References

  1. ^ "José Gregorio Lemos Rivas". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "José Gregorio Lemos". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ Hernández Henao, Santiago (17 July 2012), Sandra, a Londres con sus tres amores - La colombiana que estará lanzamiento de bala es madre de tres hijos. Debuta en Olímpicos. (in Spanish), El Colombiano, retrieved May 11, 2014


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