José Rolando
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| Birth name | José Rolando de León[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Polio | |||||||||||||||||
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José Rolando de León (born 1950)[1] is a Guatemalan paralympic weightlifter.[2] At the age of 10 months he contracted polio.[3] He competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics and 1988 Summer Paralympics, being awarded gold and bronze medals in weightlifting.[4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Diego Ocaña, Juan (4 September 2021). "Biography of José Rolando de León, Guatemalan weightlifting paraathlete". Guatemala.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Perez, Max (20 August 2019). "Rolando de León says goodbye to his friend". Diario de Centro América (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Mauricio Martínez, Francisco (15 October 2017). "Guatemalan Rolando de León has won nine world weight championships". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Rolando de León, the Guatemalan World Weightlifting Champion". Guatemala.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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- Paralympic medalists in weightlifting
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