José Guerra (diver)

José Antonio Guerra Oliva (born August 9, 1979 in Santiago de Cuba) is a male diver from Cuba. He represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 (Sydney, Australia). Guerra won a gold and three silver medals at Pan American Games during his career. He also won 2 gold medals at Central American Games becoming the only Cuban male diver in history achieving this. The Cuban diver is the only diver in his country to win a gold medal at World University Games in 1999 Palma de Mallorca adding a silver and a bronze in Beijing in 2001. Being the only Cuban diver to lead the Diving World Ranking in the history, back in 2005. Winner of Forty (40) medals at the Diving Grand Prix and 130 medals total along his career (until April 2011) (98 in international events and 32 in nationals), and is considered the best diver in Cuba of all time. His coach is Lino Socorro Aleman, from Matanzas, Cuba.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerra and the second or maternal family name is Oliva.
José Guerra
Personal information
Born (1979-08-09) August 9, 1979
Santiago de Cuba
Medal record
Men's Diving
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montréal 10m Platform
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome 10m Platform Synchro
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1999 Palma de Mallorca10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 2001 Beijing 10m Platform
Bronze medal – third place2001 BeijingSynchronized platform
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 10m Platform
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 10m Platform Synchro
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg 10m Platform
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 10m Platform Synchro
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 3m Springboard
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 10m Platform

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