Jorge García (canoeist)

Jorge García
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Cuba
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena K-4 1000 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio K-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto K-4 1000 m
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Jorge Antonio García Rodríguez (born January 14, 1988, in Caibarién[1]) is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the K-1 1000 m, winning the B-final.[2] At the 2016 Olympics, he competed with Reinier Torres in the men's K-2 1000 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge García". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  2. ^ "London 2012 K1 1000m kayak single men - Olympic Canoe Sprint". International Olympic Committee. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  3. ^ "Men's Kayak Double 1000m". 2016-08-26. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2017-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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