Luis Carlos López Valenzuela (born 30 March 1999) is a Mexican para-athlete specializing in throwing events. He represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | Mexican | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Events | discus throw shot put | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in fifth place in the shot put F57 event with a throw of 14.31 metres. He also finished in sixth place in the discus throw F37 event with a personal best throw of 50.31 metres.[1] He competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the discus throw F37 event, with a championship record throw of 56.59 metres.[2] He also competed in the shot put F37 event and set an American record with a throw of 14.91 metres.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 "Luis Carlos López Valenzuela". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 October 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ↑ "¡Oro sinaloense! Luis López se corona en el Mundial de paratletismo en la india". losnoticieristas.com (in Spanish). 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ↑ "El guasavense Luis Carlos López Valenzuela logra el récord de América en Nueva Delhi". debate.com (in Spanish). 27 September 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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