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Juan Ignacio Cáceres

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Juan Ignacio Cáceres
Cáceres at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
BornJanuary 31, 1992 (1992-01-31) (age 32)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubCanotaje Las Flores[2]
Coached byDiego Canepa[2]
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto K-4 1000 m

Juan Ignacio Cáceres (born 31 January 1992) is an Argentine sprint canoeist who mostly competes in the four-man K-4 1000 m event. He won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and placed 12th at the 2016 Olympics.[1] He won the gold medal in the K-4 500m event at the 2019 Pan American Games.[3]

Cáceres took up kayaking in 2003, and in 2012 was named Sportsperson of the Year in Las Flores, Argentina.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Juan Ignacio Cáceres Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b c Juan Ignacio Cáceres. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ "Kayak 500M Hombres - Results" (PDF). Lima 2019 Pan American and Paraan American Games (in Spanish). ima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games Organizing Committee. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.