Jorge Antonio García Rodríguez (born January 14, 1988) is a

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sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

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, were 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 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

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

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