Antonio De Diego

Antonio De Diego

Medal record
Men's paracanoe
World Championships
	2010 Trasona	K-1 200 m A
	2010 Poznań	K-1 200 m A
	2011 Szeged	K-1 200 m A
	2012 Zagred	K-1 200 m A

Antonio de Diego Alvarez, is a Spanish paracanoeist and member of the National Spanish Canoeist Team, Paracanoe class A (maximum level of disability). He has won several medals: gold medal at the Europe Paracanoe Championship Trasona 2010(K-1 200 m), silver medal at the world championship Paracanoe Poznan 2010 (K-1 200 m), bronze medal World Paracone Szeged 2011 (K-1 200 m) and silver medal at the Europe Paracanoe Championship Zagreb 2012. He also practices other sports such as diving, yachting and handcycling.

On July 2, 2004 he suffered a vascular accident requiring a double femoral amputation and causing major paralysis in his right arm. Currently he is training for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

References

• http://www.adediego.com%5B%5D
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150808031901/http://www.perseverarsinlimites.com/
• http://www.sportscene.tv/flatwater/para-canoeing/athletes-coaches/antonio-de-diego-alvarez