Sherman Guity
Sherman Guity (born 3 December 1996)[1] is a Costa Rican Paralympic athlete. He won the silver medal in the men's 100 metres T64 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] This was the first medal won by a competitor representing Costa Rica at the Paralympics. He also won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres T64 event.[3]
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 3 December 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Costa Rica | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon}
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon}
Career
He was banned from 23 July 2019 to 22 July 2021 after testing positive for a banned substance.[4] This meant that he could not compete at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru and the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1][5]
References
- "Sherman Guity". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Houston, Michael (30 August 2021). "Streng seals gold as photo finish needed in dramatic men's T64 100m Paralympic final". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Houston, Michael (4 September 2021). "Italy end athletics session with 1-2-3 in women's 100m at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "Para athlete Sherman Guity suspended for anti-doping rule violation". Paralympic.org. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Morgan, Liam (12 November 2020). "Costa Rican Para-sprinter could be ruled out of Tokyo 2020 for unintentional doping offence". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.