Hernán Emanuel Urra (born 31 October 1996)
is an Argentine Paralympic athlete with
cerebral palsy competing in
F35-classification
shot put
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events.
He is a two-time silver medalist at the
Summer Paralympics
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...
.
Career
He represented
Argentina at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
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, nations = 159
, athletes = 4,342
, opening = 7 September
, closing = 18 September
, opened_by = President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva
, events = 528 in 22 sports
, stadium = Maracanã
, sum ...
held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the
men's shot put F35 event.
He also won the silver medal in the
men's shot put F35 event at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
held in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2019, he qualified to represent Argentina at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
in Tokyo, Japan after winning the bronze medal in the
men's shot put F35 event at the
2019 World Para Athletics Championships
The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic track and field event organised by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 15 November 2019 ...
held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
He won the silver medal in his event at the
2023 Parapan American Games
The 2023 Parapan American Games, officially the VII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Santiago 2023 ParaPan-Am Games, is an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities. It celebrates the tradition of the Parapan Ame ...
held in Santiago, Chile.
Achievements
References
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Living people
1996 births
Sportspeople from Río Negro Province
Track and field athletes with cerebral palsy
Argentine male shot putters
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic silver medalists for Argentina
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Paralympic athletes for Argentina
Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
World Para Athletics Championships winners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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