Leonardo Díaz (parathlete)

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Leonardo Díaz Aldana^[a] (born 16 February 1975) is a Cuban Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F56 throwing events.^[1][2]

Leonardo Diaz

Personal information
Full name	Leonardo Díaz Aldana
Born	(1975-02-16) 16 February 1975 (age 50) 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

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.