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Édgar Ulises Fuentes Yáñez

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Édgar Ulises Fuentes
Personal information
Full nameÉdgar Ulises Fuentes Yáñez
Born (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 30)[1]
Chihuahua City, Mexico
Sport
CountryMexico
SportPara-athletics
Disability classF54
Eventjavelin throw
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Mexico
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Javelin throw F54
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F54

Édgar Ulises Fuentes Yáñez[a] (born 21 April 1994) is a Mexican para-athlete specializing in javelin throw.[2]

Career

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In May 2024, he competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the javelin throw F54 event with a Championships record throw of 30.25 metres.[3] He then represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the javelin throw F54 event.[4]

Notees

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

References

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  1. ^ "FUENTES YANEZ Edgar Ulises". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 6 September 2024. (alternate link)
  2. ^ Marco Antonio Guadarrama (6 September 2024). "¿Quién es Edgar Ulises Fuentes, mexicano que ganó medalla de plata en los Juegos Paralímpicos de París 2024?" [Who is Edgar Ulises Fuentes, the Mexican who won a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games?]. Milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Kobe 2024: Hat-trick of golds for Uzbekistan, 16th world title for Cockroft". paralympic.org. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Paris Paralympics: Dipesh Kumar finishes 7th in men's javelin throw T54 final". aninews.in. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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