Gustavo Sánchez Martínez

Gustavo Sánchez Martínez[lower-alpha 1] (born 3 May 1994, in Mexico City) is a Mexican competitive swimmer, born without left hand and both legs, who won four medals for Mexico at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He competed in five events, 50m freestyle (5th place), 100m freestyle (1st place), 200m freestyle (1st place), 150m medley (2nd place), 50m backstroke (3rd place). Gustavo became well known at World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2010, where he won three bronze medals. His biggest rivals in the pools are David Smetanine from France and Richard Oribe from Spain.[1]

Gustavo Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameGustavo Sánchez Martínez
Born3 May 1994 (1994-05-03) (age 29)
Mexico City, Mexico
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Mexico
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London100 m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2012 London200 m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place2012 London150 m medley SM4
Bronze medal – third place2012 London50 m backstroke S4
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal200 m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal50 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal100 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal50 m backstroke S4
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal50 m butterfly S4
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven50 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven100 m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven200 m freestyle S4
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara50m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara50m breaststroke SB3
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto50 m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto100m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto50m breaststroke SB3
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m breaststroke SB3
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m butterfly S4
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto50m backstroke S4
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima200m freestyle S5
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima50m backstroke S4
Bronze medal – third place2011 Guadalajara100m freestyle S5
Bronze medal – third place2011 Guadalajara200m freestyle S5

At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, his five swim finals resulted in no medals.[2]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

References
  1. "Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  2. "Se va Gustavo Sánchez sin medallas" (in Spanish). Sportspedia México. Sportspedia.com.mx. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.


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