Fidel Antonio Vargas

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Fidel Antonio Vargas
Fidel Antonio Vargas Rio2016.jpg
Vargas at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 32)
Santiago, Cuba
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe sprint
Medal record
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto K-2 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima K-4 500 m

Fidel Antonio Vargas (born 28 July 1992) is a Cuban canoeist who won a silver medal in the K-2 200 m event at the 2015 Pan American Games, together with Reiner Torres. [2] He competed in the individual 200 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Fidel Antonio Vargas Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  2. Fidel Antonio Vargas. nbcolympics.com