Gustavo Sánchez Martínez


Gustavo Sánchez Martínez is a disabled swimmer, born without left hand and both legs, who won four medals for Mexico at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He competed in five events, 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 150m medley, 50m backstroke. Gustavo became well known at World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2010, where he won three bronze medals. His biggest rivals in the pools are David Smetanine from France and Richard Oribe from Spain. Outside swimming he enjoys science fiction, video games, and is a fan of The Doors.
At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, his five swim finals resulted in no medals.