Henry Borges

Henry Borges
Personal information
Born (1983-04-30) 30 April 1983 (age 41)
Artigas, Uruguay
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Uruguay
SportPara judo
Medal record
Para judo
Representing  Uruguay
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Men's -60kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Men's -60kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's -60kg

Henry Borges (born 30 April 1983) is a blind Uruguayan para judoka who competes in international level events. He was the first Uruguayan Paralympic competitor to participate in three Paralympic Games, his highest achievement was reaching the bronze medal match at 2016 Summer Paralympics and lost to Alex Bologa.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Henry Borges – Comité Paralímpico Uruguayo". Uruguayan Paralympic Committee (in Spanish). 7 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Henry Borges – JudoInside". JudoInside. 7 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Juegos Parapanamericanos: El uruguayo Henry Borges se quedó con la medalla de oro en judo" [Parapan American Games: Uruguayan Henry Borges took the gold medal in judo]. Futbol.uy (in Spanish). 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019.