José Rolando de León (born 1950) is a Guatemalan paralympic weightlifter. At the age of 10 months he contracted polio. He competed at the

1976 Summer Paralympics The 1976 Summer Paralympics (french: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 1976), branded as Torontolympiad – 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were hosted by Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 4 t ...

and

1988 Summer Paralympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics () were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" was used officially. Bidding proc ...

, being awarded gold and

bronze medals A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

in weightlifting.

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* 1950 births Living people Guatemalan male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in weightlifting 20th-century Guatemalan people {{Paralympic-medalist-stub