Moisés Fuentes (swimmer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fuentes and the second or maternal family name is García.

Moisés Fuentes García (born 22 September 1974) is a Colombian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He is a triple Paralympic medalist, a World champion and a triple Parapan American Games champion.^[1][2][3]

Moisés Fuentes

Personal information
Full name	Moisés Fuentes García
Born	(1974-09-22) 22 September 1974 (age 50) San Gil, Colombia
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Spinal cord injury
Disability class	S4
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  Colombia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 0 2 2 World Championships 1 3 1 Para Pan American Games 3 2 2 Total 4 7 5 Paralympic Games 2012 London 100m breaststroke SB4 2020 Tokyo 100m breaststroke SB4 2008 Beijing 100m breaststroke SB4 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m breaststroke SB4 World Championships 2013 Montreal 100m breaststroke SB4 2017 Mexico City 100m breaststroke SB4 2019 London 100m breaststroke SB4 2022 Madeira 100m breaststroke SB4 2006 Durban 100m breaststroke SB4 Parapan American Games 2003 Mar del Plata 100m freestyle S5 2015 Toronto 100m breaststroke SB4 2019 Lima 100m breaststroke SB4 2003 Mar del Plata 50m freestyle S5 2011 Guadalajara 100m breaststroke SB4 2003 Mar del Plata 100m breaststroke SB4 2003 Mar del Plata 200m individual medley SM5

In October 1992, Fuentes and his older brother Rodrigo were attacked by gunmen in Santa Marta outside of his brother's coffee stall. Moisés was shot in the vertebrae resulting in paraplegia from the waist down and his right leg was amputated below the knee, his brother was killed in the attack.^[4][5]

References

1. "Moises Fuentes - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
2. "Moises, el atleta paralimpico que no para de ganar (in Spanish)". El Tiempo. 31 August 2019.
3. "Moises Fuentes, a man with tenacity who does not stop evolving in swimming (in Spanish)". Periodico 15. 8 July 2016.
4. "Moises Fuentes Garcia (in Spanish)". Unidad Victimas. 4 December 2020.
5. "Motivation: Moises Fuentes (in Spanish)". Smart Speakers. 4 December 2020.