Diego de Paz

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Diego de Paz
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Full nameDiego de Paz Pazo
NationalitySpanish
Born25 September 1971 (1971-09-25) (age 52)
Sevilla, Spain
Sport
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sport Wheelchair basketball

Diego de Paz Pazo (born 25 September 1971) is a Spanish wheelchair basketball player.

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Wheelchair basketball

De Paz is 4 point player.

National team

He played wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. [1] [2] His selection to represent Spain at the 2011 European Championships was made in March. [3] He was chosen for the 2012 team ahead of Jonatan Soria and José Luis Robles. [4] He played wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team was fifth. They beat Germany 67–48 to finish fifth. [1] It was the first time the Spain national team had qualified for the Paralympics in 16 years. [5] In London, he was coached by Oscar Trigo. [6] His team finished fifth overall. [5] He played in the game against South Africa and Germany. [7] He scored 11 points in the game against the United States. [8] [9] In the Paralympics, he ranks 9th in history in the total number of three point shots made at the Games. [10] Following the conclusion of the London Games, he retired from international competition. He cried openly on court following his last game. [11]

Club

In 2011, he played for Once Andalucía. [3]

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