Mauro Maximo de Jesus
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Mauro Maximo de Jesus is a Paralympian
athlete
from Mexico
competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.
He competed in all three F52 throws at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
in Atlanta, United States
winning a bronze medal in the shot putt. In Sydney
, Australia
in 2004 Summer Paralympics
he con two silvers in the F53 shot putt and javelin. In 2004
he improved his shot putt to win the gold medal in the F53 class but this time failed to medal in either the F52-53 javelin or F53 discus. In 2008 Summer Paralympics
he defended his shot putt gold medal in the F53/54 class but again failed to medal in the F53/54 javelin.
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.
He competed in all three F52 throws at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
in Atlanta, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
winning a bronze medal in the shot putt. In Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
he con two silvers in the F53 shot putt and javelin. In 2004
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
he improved his shot putt to win the gold medal in the F53 class but this time failed to medal in either the F52-53 javelin or F53 discus. In 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
he defended his shot putt gold medal in the F53/54 class but again failed to medal in the F53/54 javelin.