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1803-Moises Beristain Gutierrez photo

Moises Beristain Gutierrez

Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
T12

Further personal information

Residence
Tlaxcala, MEX
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Spanish
Higher education
Universidad Autonoma de Tlaxcala [UAT]: Tlaxcala, MEX

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took the sport up when he was 24 at the Atletae Club in Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala
Why this sport?
He likes the 'feeling of winning'.

General interest

Nicknames
Moy. (Athens 2004)
Hero / Idol
Mexican long distance runners Arturo Barrios and Benjamín Paredes.(discapacinet.gob.mx, 06 Jun 2007)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 5000 m T12 Final Round 2
Men's 10000 m T12 Final Round 1
Men's Marathon T12 Final Round 3
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 5000 m T12 Final Round 7
Men's 10000 m T13 Final Round 7
Men's Marathon T13 Final Round 5
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 10000 m T12 Final Round 6
Men's Marathon T12 Final Round 8
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Marathon T12 Final 2011-01-30 6