Fernando Jorge (canoeist)
Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez (born 3 December 1998) is a Cuban sprint canoeist. He took up canoeing in late 2015 and won the 2016 Pan American Championships with Serguey Torres in the C-2 1000 m event . They finished sixth at the 2016 Olympics.[1][2] He also competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and won a gold medal in the Men's C-2 1000 metres event.[3]
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Full name | Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cienfuegos, Cuba | 3 December 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Equipo Nacional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2022, Jorge defected from Cuba while he was traveling in Mexico.[4]
References
- Fernando Dayan Jorge Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- Fernando Dayan Jorge Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- "Double Canoe – 1000m Men – Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- Hernandez, Miguel (7 March 2022). "Cuban Olympic canoe champion escapes in Mexico". Around the Rings. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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