Cristian Toro

Cristian Toro
Personal information
Full nameCristian Isaac Toro Carballo
NationalitySpanish
Born (1992-04-29) 29 April 1992
La Asunción, Venezuela[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportCanoe sprint
ClubClub Fluvial de Lugo
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 200 m
World Championships
2017 Račice K-2 200 m
2017 Račice K-4 500 m
2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m
2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m

Cristian Isaac Toro Carballo (born 29 April 1992) is a Spanish canoeist. He competed in the men's K-2 200 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Saúl Craviotto and won the gold medal.[2]

He was born in Venezuela. Shortly afterwards, he moved to Spain with his maternal family, settling in the province of Lugo, in Galicia. Specifically, the family established themselves in Viveiro, where he began practising canoeing.

He graduated in Physiotherapy from the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.[3] He later appeared as a participant on the dating programme Mujeres y Hombres y Viceversa, broadcast on Telecinco. In 2023, he was included on the electoral list of Vox for the municipal election in Madrid.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cristian Toro, un huracán entre dos continentes". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Cristian Toro". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Cristian Isaac Toro". Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Cristian Toro: de ganar el oro olímpico y pasar por 'Mujeres y Hombres'... a alistarse con Vox para liderar los deportes en Madrid". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2026.