Fernando Jorge
Jorge at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameFernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez
NationalityCuban
Born (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 25)
Cienfuegos, Cuba
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryCuba
SportCanoe sprint
ClubEquipo Nacional
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo C-2 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Račice C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Szeged C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Szeged C-1 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Copenhagen C-2 1000 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima C-1 1000 m

Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez (born 3 December 1998) is a Cuban sprint canoeist. He took up canoeing in late 2015 and won the 2016 Pan American Championships with Serguey Torres in the C-2 1000 m event . They finished sixth at the 2016 Olympics.[1][2] He also competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and won a gold medal in the Men's C-2 1000 metres event.[3]

In 2022, Jorge defected from Cuba while he was traveling in Mexico.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fernando Dayan Jorge Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ Fernando Dayan Jorge Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ "Double Canoe – 1000m Men – Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ Hernandez, Miguel (7 March 2022). "Cuban Olympic canoe champion escapes in Mexico". Around the Rings. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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Olympic Canoeing Champions in Men's C-2 1000 m
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