José Lemos (athlete)

José Gregorio Lemos Rivas (born 4 June 1991) is a Colombian athlete with cerebral palsy.^[1]

José Gregorio Lemos

Personal information
Full name	José Gregorio Lemos Rivas
Born	(1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 34) Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Para-athletics Athletics
Disability	Cerebral palsy
Disability class	F37 T38/F38
Events	100 metres Long jump Shot put Javelin throw Decathlon
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's para-athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 2 0 2 World Championships 4 0 1 Parapan American Games 1 0 0 Total 7 0 3 Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Javelin throw F38 2024 Paris Javelin throw F38 2020 Tokyo Long jump T38 2024 Paris Long jump T38 World Championships 2023 Paris Javelin throw F38 2023 Paris Shot put F38 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F38 2024 Kobe Shot put F38 2023 Paris Long jump T38 Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago Javelin throw F37/38 Men's athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd CAC Games 0 1 0 South American Games 0 1 0 South American Championships 0 0 1 Bolivarian Games 1 0 1 South American U20 Championships 0 1 0 South American U18 Championships 0 1 0 Total 1 4 2 Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla Decathlon South American Games 2018 Cochabamba Decathlon South American Championships 2017 Asunción Decathlon Bolivarian Games 2017 Santa Marta Decathlon 2013 Trujillo Decathlon South American U20 Championships 2009 São Paulo/Port of Spain Decathlon South American U18 Championships 2008 Lima Javelin throw
Updated on 30 August 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lemos and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

Career

He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and won a gold medal in the men's javelin throw F38 event.^[2]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Sandra Lemos.^[3]