Edgar Navarro

Édgar Navarro

Personal information
Born	(1971-05-21) 21 May 1971 (age 53) Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico[1]
Sport
Sport	Para-athletics
Event	T51 races
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing  Mexico Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 200 m – T51 2016 Rio 400 m – T51 2004 Athens Marathon – T51 World Championships 2002 Lille 400m T51 2011 Christchurch 100m T51 2011 Christchurch 200m T51 2013 Lyon 200m T51 1998 Birmingham 100m T51 2024 Kobe 100m T51 2024 Kobe 200m T51

Édgar Cesáreo Navarro Sánchez (born 21 May 1971) is a Paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T51 wheelchair racing events.

Navarro has competed in four Paralympics across two sports. His first sport was athletics where he competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics as a T51 athlete in 200m, 400m and 800m. In 2004 he won the 200m and a bronze medal in the marathon before in 2008 moving to cycling where he competed in the individual time trial for hand cycles class A.^[2] In 2012 he appeared in his fourth Paralympics where he finished fourth in the T51 100m sprint at London.

Four years later he eared two medals in Rio 2016: One silver in 400 meters and one bronze in 100 meters.^[3]

From 2009-2012 Navarro served as Mayor of his hometown Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. His motivation behind running for Mayor was to further equality in Mexico. During his political career, he supported increased protections for children and the elderly.

Not much is known about Navarro's personal life. At an early age, Navarro was heavily involved in sports like boxing, and soccer. At the age of 21 Navarro was robbed at gun point and shot in the neck. His injuries left him wheelchair bound. 5 years after his robbery, Navarro stumbled upon 2 Mexican athletes participating in a wheelchair racing event. Since, Navarro has participated in several Paralympic events.

Navarro has 2 children. During the 2020 COVID quarantine, his daughter Lluvia Navarro Aragon assisted with his training.^[4]

• Edgar Navarro at the International Paralympic Committee

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