Jorge Antonio García Rodríguez (born January 14, 1988 in

Caibarién Caibarién is a municipality city in the Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara province of Cuba. Caibarién is known as "La Villa Blanca" () for its sands and beaches. They are famous for their "Parrandas" (Carnivals) along with Remedios, Cuba, Reme ...

) is a

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n sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the

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, 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 The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

he competed in the K-1 1000 m, winning the B-final. At the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

, he competed with Reinier Torres in the men's K-2 1000 m.

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Canoeists at the 2007 Pan American Games Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2011 Pan American Games Cuban male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in canoeing Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Canoeists at the 2015 Pan American Games People from Caibarién Sportspeople from Villa Clara Province 1988 births Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-canoe-bio-stub