Mario Rodriguez (fencer)

Biography

Rodriguez was born in Houston, Texas. In 1985 his pelvis was removed following by his leg in 1992 where the doctors have discovered a tumor. In 2002 and 2003 respectively he won 2 bronze medals for foil at both Austin and Madrid World Cups. 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. 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.