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| Full name | Jorge Hierrezuelo Marcillis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1983 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jorge Hierrezuelo Marcillis (born 11 April 1983) is a Cuban Paralympic judoka who competes in international judo competitions. He is a Paralympic and Parapan American Games champion, he is also a World bronze medalist. [1] [2] [3]
Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium.
Judo competitions at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto were held from August 12 to 14 at the Abilities Centre, win Whitby, Ontario.
The 2023 Parapan American Games, officially the VII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Santiago 2023 Parapan-Am Games, was an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities. It celebrated the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paralympic Committee and was held from November 17 to 26 in Santiago, Chile.
The 2007 Parapan American Games, officially the III Parapan American Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Parapan American Games as governed by the Americas Paralympic Committee, held from August 12 to 19, 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Organized by the Rio de Janeiro Organizing Committee and the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB), it marked the first time that the Parapan American Games were staged in the same city and followed directly after the Pan American Games.
Dalidaivis Rodriguez Clark is a Cuban judoka who competes for her country, winning the gold medal in the 63 kilograms (139 lb) category at both the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Paula Karina Gómez Martinez is an Argentine Paralympic judoka who competes in international judo competitions. She is a Pan American champion and a three-time Parapan American Games medalist. She also represented Argentina at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Harlley Damião Pereira de Arruda is a Brazilian Paralympic judoka who competes in international judo competitions. He is a Parapan American champion and a double bronze Pan American champion. He has competed at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics, he reached the quarterfinals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics but lost to Matthias Krieger. Pereira lost his eyesight in a gunshot accident in 1999.
