Luis Carlos López Valenzuela
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| Nationality | Mexican | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F37 | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | discus throw shot put | ||||||||||||||
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Luis Carlos López Valenzuela (born 30 March 1999) is a Mexican para-athlete specializing in throwing events. He represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
He represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in fifth place in the shot put F57 event with a throw of 14.31 metres. He also finished in sixth place in the discus throw F37 event with a personal best throw of 50.31 metres.[1] He competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the discus throw F37 event, with a championship record throw of 56.59 metres.[2] He also competed in the shot put F37 event and set an American record with a throw of 14.91 metres.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Luis Carlos López Valenzuela". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 October 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ^ "¡Oro sinaloense! Luis López se corona en el Mundial de paratletismo en la india". losnoticieristas.com (in Spanish). 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ "El guasavense Luis Carlos López Valenzuela logra el récord de América en Nueva Delhi". debate.com (in Spanish). 27 September 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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