Tue Aug 7, 2012, 09:29 PM

Son of an undocumented immigrant worker wins silver medal

London Olympics: Leo Manzano rallies for silver in men's 1,500

LONDON — The U.S. is becoming a middle-distance and distance force at the Olympic track and field competition.
Leo Manzano of Marble Falls, Texas, surged from sixth at the top of the stretch to finish second in the men’s 1,500 meters Tuesday night, the first American man to win a medal in that event since Jim Ryun in 1968.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-manzano-symmonds-solomon-20120807,0,2229194.story

One example tells the story, as in the case of runner Leo Manzano, son of an undocumented immigrant worker. Manzano was crazy about sports from the time he was a toddler, and at high school in Marble Falls, Texas, he won nine state championships.
This year his victory in a 1,500-meter race earned him a place on the team going to London.

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/07/31/us-olympic-team-shows-diversity-immigrant-community/#ixzz22ugAKpdx

Leo's also a graduate of the University of Texas. He is a lot of talent in a 5' 5" package. I'm extremely proud of him tonight and just wanted to share.

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5 replies	Author	Time	Post
Son of an undocumented immigrant worker wins silver medal (Original post)	Lone_Star_Dem	Aug 2012	OP
thanks for sharing	maddezmom	Aug 2012	#1
He's a soft spoken, polite and driven person.	Lone_Star_Dem	Aug 2012	#5
Determination and a dream,	spotlight	Aug 2012	#2
the only time repubs like minorities	wilt the stilt	Aug 2012	#3
It was an amazing run	malaise	Aug 2012	#4

Response to Lone_Star_Dem (Original post)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 09:31 PM

maddezmom (130,845 posts)

1. thanks for sharing

Congrats Leo.

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Tue Aug 7, 2012, 09:44 PM

Lone_Star_Dem (27,588 posts)

5. He's a soft spoken, polite and driven person.

Not to mention highly intelligent.

His accomplishments before this have been a stood as motivation for the up and coming generation of young people who know him. This is icing on the cake!

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Tue Aug 7, 2012, 09:33 PM

spotlight (20 posts)