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| Born | 3 December 1996 |
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| Country | Costa Rica |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
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Medal record | |
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]
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
- ^ a b "Sherman Guity". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. 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.
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- Paralympic silver medalists for Costa Rica
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 3 December 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Events | |
Medal record | |
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]
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
- ^ a b "Sherman Guity". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. 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.
External links
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| This biographical article relating to Costa Rican athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Paralympic athletes for Costa Rica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Costa Rica
- Paralympic silver medalists for Costa Rica
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Costa Rican male sprinters
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- 21st-century Costa Rican people
- Paralympic medalist stubs
- Costa Rican sportspeople stubs
- Central America and Caribbean athletics biography stubs