Mario Rodriguez (born 1959), is an American wheelchair fencer.

Biography

Rodriguez was born in Houston, Texas. In 1985 a low speed motorcycle accident revealed a malignant tumor in his right hip resulting in resection, removal, and reconstruction that ultimately failed ending in eventual amputation of his right hip & leg or hip-disarticulation/semi-hemipelvectomy in April, 1992.[1][2] In 2002 and 2003 respectively he won 3 bronze medals in three different world cups in men's category A foil in Austin, Texas, United States; Madrid, Spain; and Warsaw, Poland. In 2010 he was a gold medalist at the North American Cup for sabre and in 2011 won another gold for foil at the Parapan American Games.[1] Before he became a paralympian he served as a representative of the United States Air Force as a Russian translator in Crete for four years.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mario Rodriguez". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Air Force Veteran Shares Wisdom With Young Paralympians". United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2014.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Rodriguez_(fencer)
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