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Mario Rodriguez
Mario Rodriguez
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Born	1959; Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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Various

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Mario Rodriguez (born 1959), is an American wheelchair fencer.

Biography

Rodriguez was born in Houston, Texas. In 1985 a low speed motorcycle accident revealed a malignant tumor in his right hip resulting in resection, removal, and reconstruction that ultimately failed ending in eventual amputation of his right hip & leg or hip-disarticulation/semi-hemipelvectomy in April, 1992.^[1]^[2] In 2002 and 2003 respectively he won 3 bronze medals in three different world cups in men's category A foil in Austin, Texas, United States]; Madrid, Spain; and Warsaw, Poland. In 2010 he was a gold medalist at the North American Cup for sabre and in 2011 won another gold for foil at the Parapan American Games.^[1] Before he became a paralympian he served as a representative of the United States Air Force as a Russian translator in Crete for four years.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Mario Rodriguez". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Air Force Veteran Shares Wisdom With Young Paralympians". United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

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[teamusa-1] "Mario Rodriguez". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 16, 2013.

[defense-2] "Air Force Veteran Shares Wisdom With Young Paralympians". United States Department of Defense. Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

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-|coaches = Les Stawicki, Michael D'Asaro, Mauro Hamza, Amgad Abd El-Halim Khazbak, Jerry Benson, and many many more whom I'm worked with here in the US and in Europe.
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 ==Biography==
 Rodriguez was born in [[Houston, Texas]]. In 1985 a low speed motorcycle accident revealed a malignant tumor in his right hip resulting in resection, removal, and reconstruction that ultimately failed ending in eventual amputation of his right hip & leg or hip-disarticulation/semi-hemipelvectomy in April, 1992.<ref name=teamusa>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/RO/Mario-Rodriguez|title=Mario Rodriguez|publisher=[[United States Olympic Committee]]|work=Team USA|accessdate=July 16, 2013}}</ref><ref name=defense>{{cite news
  |url=http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=117742
  |title=Air Force Veteran Shares Wisdom With Young Paralympians
  |publisher=[[United States Department of Defense]]
  |accessdate=March 22, 2014
  |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721195910/http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=117742
  |archivedate=July 21, 2010
  |url-status=live
-}}</ref> In 2002 and 2003 respectively he won 3 bronze medals in three different world cups in men's category A [[foil (fencing)|foil]] in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]]; [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]; and [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]. In 2010 he was a gold medalist at the North American Cup for sabre and in 2011 won another gold for foil at the [[Parapan American Games]].<ref name=teamusa/> Before he became a paralympian he served as a representative of the [[United States Air Force]] as a Russian translator in [[Crete]] for four years.<ref name=defense/>
+}}</ref> In 2002 and 2003 respectively he won 3 bronze medals in three different world cups in men's category A [[foil (fencing)|foil]] in [[Austin, Texas]], United States]; [[Madrid, Spain]]; and [[Warsaw, Poland]]. In 2010 he was a gold medalist at the North American Cup for sabre and in 2011 won another gold for foil at the [[Parapan American Games]].<ref name=teamusa/> Before he became a paralympian he served as a representative of the [[United States Air Force]] as a Russian translator in [[Crete]] for four years.<ref name=defense/>
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