Carlos Leon (athlete)
Carlos Leon is an American Paralympic track and field athlete who competes in men's shot put. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Military career
Leon was a United States Marine Corps veteran who had a traumatic diving accident in 2005 which resulted in quadriplegia.The documentary film Warrior Champions: From Baghdad to Beijing features Leon's individual story as he trained to try for a berth on the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team.