Cristian Isaac Toro Carballo (born 29 April 1992) is a Spanish canoeist. He competed in the men's K-2 200 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Saúl Craviotto and won the gold medal.[2]
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| Full name | Cristian Isaac Toro Carballo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1992 La Asunción, Venezuela[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Fluvial de Lugo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born in Venezuela. Shortly afterwards, he moved to Spain with his maternal family, settling in the province of Lugo, in Galicia. Specifically, the family established themselves in Viveiro, where he began practising canoeing.
He graduated in Physiotherapy from the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.[3] He later appeared as a participant on the dating programme Mujeres y Hombres y Viceversa, broadcast on Telecinco. In 2023, he was included on the electoral list of Vox for the municipal election in Madrid.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Cristian Toro, un huracán entre dos continentes". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ↑ "Cristian Toro". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Cristian Isaac Toro". Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cristian Toro: de ganar el oro olímpico y pasar por 'Mujeres y Hombres'... a alistarse con Vox para liderar los deportes en Madrid". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
External links
edit- Cristian Toro at the International Canoe Federation
- Cristian Toro at Olympics.com
- Cristian Toro at Olympedia
- Cristian Toro at InterSportStats
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