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Guatemalan paralympic weightlifter
José Rolando
Personal information
Birth nameJosé Rolando de León
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Sport
Country Guatemala
SportWeightlifting
DisabilityPolio
Medal record
Representing  Guatemala
Paralympic Games
Weightlifting
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Toronto Men's featherweight
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Men's -57 kg

José Rolando de León (born 1950) is a Guatemalan paralympic weightlifter. At the age of 10 months he contracted polio. He competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics and 1988 Summer Paralympics, winning the gold and bronze medals in weightlifting.

References

  1. ^ Diego Ocaña, Juan (4 September 2021). "Biography of José Rolando de León, Guatemalan weightlifting paraathlete". Guatemala.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. Perez, Max (20 August 2019). "Rolando de León says goodbye to his friend". Diario de Centro América (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. Mauricio Martínez, Francisco (15 October 2017). "Guatemalan Rolando de León has won nine world weight championships". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  4. "Rolando de León, the Guatemalan World Weightlifting Champion". Guatemala.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. "Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. "Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

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