Diego García (taekwondo)

{{short description|Mexican taekwondo practitioner}}

{{family name hatnote|García|de Leon|lang=Spanish}}

Diego García de Leon (born 2 February 1990 in Mexico City) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner.{{cite web|title=Diego Garcia de Leon|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/garcia-de-leon-diego-1099274/|publisher=London 2012|accessdate=2012-08-14|archive-date=2013-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402144353/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/garcia-de-leon-diego-1099274/|url-status=dead}} He competed in the 58 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the preliminary round by Safwan Khalil. He gave Mexico its second medal at the World University Taekwondo Championships, held in Hohhot, China, by winning bronze in the -58 kilogram category. In 2012, he also won silver medal during US Open held in Las Vegas.{{cite web|title=Diego Garcia de Leon - Events and Results|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/garcia-de-leon-diego-1099274/events/|publisher=London 2012|accessdate=2012-08-14|archive-date=2012-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815094633/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/garcia-de-leon-diego-1099274/events/|url-status=dead}}

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