Mauro Máximo de Jesús (born 13 February 1957 in Aculco) is a Paralympian athlete from Mexico who has competed mainly in category F53 throwing events.
Biography
He competed in all three F52 throws at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States winning a bronze medal in the shot put. In Sydney, Australia in 2004 Summer Paralympics he won two silvers in the F53 shot put and javelin. In 2004 he improved his shot put to win the gold medal in the F53 class but this time failed to medal in either the F52-53 javelin or F53 discus. In 2008 Summer Paralympics he defended his shot put gold medal in the F53/54 class but again failed to medal in the F53/54 javelin. In the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, he won the silver medal in the shot put in the F52/53 category.
References
- Parapanamericanos Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - Deporte.org.mx
- Quiere Mauro Máximo de Jesús el oro de los JP Londres 2012
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Categories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Mexico
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Mexico
- Paralympic silver medalists for Mexico
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Mexico
- World record holders in para-athletics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- People from Aculco
- Sportspeople from the State of Mexico
- Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- Mexican male shot putters
- Mexican male javelin throwers
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Wheelchair shot putters
- Wheelchair javelin throwers
- Paralympic shot putters
- Paralympic javelin throwers
- 20th-century Mexican sportsmen