Diego García (racquetball)
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| Born | June 22, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Racquetball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diego García Quispe (born June 22, 2001) is an Argentine racquetball player. He is the current Pan American Champion in Men's Singles.
Career
García played at the 2022 Pan American Racquetball Championships in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. He played Mixed Doubles with Valeria Centellas, losing in the semi-finals to Bolivians Conrrado Moscoso and Micaela Meneses, with these respective teams winning bronze and silver.[1]
García and Centellas won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships. In mixed doubles, they lost to Mexicans Rodrigo Montoya and Samantha Salas in the semi-finals.[2]
At the 2023 Pan American Racquetball Championships, García was a double bronze medalist. In Men's Singles, he defeated Mexican Eduardo Portillo in the quarterfinals, but lost in the semi-finals to Bolivian Carlos Keller.[3] In Mixed Doubles, García and María José Vargas defeated Guatemalans Gabriela Martinez and Juan Salvatierra in the quarterfinals, 8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-8, but lost in the semi-finals to Mexicans Paola Longoria and Rodrigo Montoya, 11-3, 11-6, 9-11, 17-15.
At the 2023 Pan American Games, García and María José Vargas again played Mixed Doubles and they defeated Bolivians Moscoso and Angélica Barrios in the semi-finals, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9, but lost the final to Americans Adam Manilla and Erika Manilla, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6.[4][5][6]
At the 2025 Pan American Racquetball Championships, García was a double medalist. In the Men's Singles, he won the gold medal, defeating Mexican Javier Mar in the final, 11–8, 11–8, 11–8.[7] In the Men's Doubles, he and Gerson Miranda Martinez they lost to Kadim Carrasco and Conrrado Moscoso in the final, 11-4, 11-4, 7-11, 11-2.[8]
At the 2025 World Games, García reached the finals in the men's singles and mixed doubles events.[9] However, he lost both those finals.[10] In the singles final, Bolivian Conrrado Moscoso defeated Garcia in five games, 9-11, 11-2, 11-9, 6-11, 14-12, while Americans Jake Bredenbeck and Naomi Ros beat Garcia and Maria Jose Vargas in the doubles final, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6.
See also
References
- ^ "2022 Pan American Championships – Mixed Doubles". IRF. Dropbox. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "XXI World Racquetball Championships – Mixed Doubles". R2 Sports. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "XXXIV Pan American Championships - Men's Singles". R2 Sports. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Pan American Games - Mixed Doubles final". Santiago 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "MEXICO WINS THE MOST MEDALS IN RACQUETBALL AND CONTINUES ITS DOMINANCE". Panam Sports. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ Klee, Paul. "Colorado siblings Adam and Erika Manilla win gold at Pan American Games Santiago 2023". The Denver Gazette. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "XXXVI Pan American Championships - Men's Singles - Playoff". R2 Sports. R2 Sports. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "XXXVI Pan American Championships - Men's Doubles - Playoff". R2 Sports. R2 Sports. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Preview for Sunday 17 August: A Cheering Farewell to Chengdu". International World Games Association. 16 August 2025.
- ^ Perret, Pablo. "Más medallas en los Juegos Mundiales de los "Deportes Raros"". AhoraCalafate.com.ar. Retrieved 18 August 2025.