Personal information | |
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Full name | Diego de Paz Pazo |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | 25 September 1971 Sevilla, Spain | (age 52)
Sport | |
Country | Spain |
Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
Diego de Paz Pazo (born 25 September 1971) is a Spanish wheelchair basketball player.
De Paz is 4 point player.
He played wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. [1] [2] His selection to represent Spain at the 2011 European Championships was made in March. [3] He was chosen for the 2012 team ahead of Jonatan Soria and José Luis Robles. [4] He played wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team was fifth. They beat Germany 67–48 to finish fifth. [1] It was the first time the Spain national team had qualified for the Paralympics in 16 years. [5] In London, he was coached by Oscar Trigo. [6] His team finished fifth overall. [5] He played in the game against South Africa and Germany. [7] He scored 11 points in the game against the United States. [8] [9] In the Paralympics, he ranks 9th in history in the total number of three point shots made at the Games. [10] Following the conclusion of the London Games, he retired from international competition. He cried openly on court following his last game. [11]
In 2011, he played for Once Andalucía. [3]
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Diego de Paz Pazo |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | 25 September 1971 Sevilla, Spain | (age 52)
Sport | |
Country | Spain |
Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
Diego de Paz Pazo (born 25 September 1971) is a Spanish wheelchair basketball player.
De Paz is 4 point player.
He played wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. [1] [2] His selection to represent Spain at the 2011 European Championships was made in March. [3] He was chosen for the 2012 team ahead of Jonatan Soria and José Luis Robles. [4] He played wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. His team was fifth. They beat Germany 67–48 to finish fifth. [1] It was the first time the Spain national team had qualified for the Paralympics in 16 years. [5] In London, he was coached by Oscar Trigo. [6] His team finished fifth overall. [5] He played in the game against South Africa and Germany. [7] He scored 11 points in the game against the United States. [8] [9] In the Paralympics, he ranks 9th in history in the total number of three point shots made at the Games. [10] Following the conclusion of the London Games, he retired from international competition. He cried openly on court following his last game. [11]
In 2011, he played for Once Andalucía. [3]
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)