Rodrigo Nahuel Romero (born 20 November 1998) is an Argentine boccia player. He is a two-time medalist at the Parapan American Games and a bronze medalist at the Summer Paralympics.
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| Full name | Rodrigo Nahuel Romero | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boccia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | BC3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editRodrigo Nahuel Romero was born on 20 November 1998. On 3 November 2019, Romero suffered a spinal cord injury in a horse riding accident.[1] Two years later, on the exact same date, while recuperating from his injury, he was introduced to boccia by Cristian Rosado.[2]
Career
editRomero competed in two events at the 2023 Parapan American Games, winning the silver medal in the individual BC3 event and the gold medal in the pairs BC3 event, having been paired with Stefanía Ferrando in the latter.[3][4]
Romero represented Argentina at two events the 2024 Summer Paralympics. In the men's BC3 event, he was place in Pool B where he finished in third place, failing to qualify for the quarterfinals. Ferrando and Romero also competed in the pairs BC3 event, where they won the bronze medal.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "RODRIGO ROMERO, EL BOCHERO INDOMABLE". Paradeportes. 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Rodrigo Romero". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Men's individual BC3 − Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Boccia Medallistas por evento" (PDF) (in Spanish). 25 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Argentina cerró un gran día en los Juegos Paralímpicos en París con una medalla de plata y dos de bronce" (in Spanish). Infobae. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Romero y Ferrando buscan hacer historia" (in Spanish). Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.