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