Carlos Leon (athlete)

Carlos Leon is an American Paralympic track and field athlete who competes in men's shot put.

Leon is a United States Marine Corps veteran who competed for Team USA at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the shot put F53/54 event.

The documentary film Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing features Leon's individual story as he trained to try for a berth on the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team.[1]

References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/Media_Centre/News/Sport_News/2011_11_02_b.html
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