Deliber Rodríguez Ramírez (born 25 July 1993 in Tamayo, Dominican Republic) is a Spanish Paralympic athlete who competes in short distance running in international elite events. He is a triple World medalist and has competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
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Nickname | Deli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tamayo, Dominican Republic | 25 July 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Club Deportivo a la Par | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | José Luis Calvo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rodríguez Ramírez competes alongside his older brother Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez who is also a T20 sprinter, they moved to Madrid when they were both young children. They both competed in the men's 400m T20 at the 2016 Paralympic Games, Deliber finished fifth while Dionibel finished fourth.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Deliber Rodriguez Ramirez - Paralimpicos (in Spanish)". Paralimpicos. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Deliber Rodriguez, 800 metre world runner up in London (in Spanish)". Marca. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Deliber Rodriguez Ramirez - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021.