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Leonardo Diaz

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Díaz Aldana
Born	(1975-02-16) 16 February 1975 (age 49) Bayamo, Cuba
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	F56 Shot put F56 Discus F56 Javelin
Club	ACLIFIM
Medal record Track and field (athletics) Representing  Cuba Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Discus throw F55/56 2012 London Discus throw F54-56 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F56 World Championships 2011 Christchurch Discus throw F54-56 2013 Lyon Discus throw F54-56 2015 Doha Discus throw F56 2017 London Discus throw F56 Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F54-56 2011 Guadalajara Discus throw F54-56 2015 Toronto Shot put F56 2011 Guadalajara Javelin throw F54-56 2023 Santiago Discus throw F56 2007 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F56-58 2011 Guadalajara Shot put F54-56

Leonardo Díaz Aldana (born 16 February 1975) is a Cuban Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F56 throwing events.

Career

Leonardo has competed in the shot, discus and javelin in three consecutive Paralympics. In his first in Athens in 2004 he failed to finish in the medal positions. On returning four years later to Beijing he won the gold medal in the F55/56 category discus, a feat he replicated in London in 2012.

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Aldana.

References

1. Paralímpicos de Londres´12: Ascienden a 23 los clasificados cubanos Archived 2013-01-05 at archive.today 07 de Junio de 2012 "Leonardo Díaz"
2. "Diaz Aldana, Leonardo Felipe". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

External links

• Leonardo Diaz Aldana at the International Paralympic Committee
• Leonardo Diaz Aldana at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)

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