Cristian Valenzuela

Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Chile
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 5000m T11
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch Marathon T11
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon Marathon T11
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 5000m T11
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 1500m T11
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 5000m T11
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 1500m T11
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 5000m T11
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 5000m T11
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 1500m T11

Cristian Exequiel Valenzuela Guzmán (born 28 April 1983) is a visually impaired Paralympian with congenital glaucoma.[1] He competed for Chile at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2] He won his country's first Paralympic medal, gold, in the men's 5,000 metres T11 with a time of 15:26.26. His guide was Cristopher Guajardo.[3]

References

  1. ^ "This is Chile". Archived from the original on 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  2. ^ "IPC bio". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  3. ^ "Canada's Valerie Grand'Maison wins Paralympic Games gold in the pool". The Globe and Mail. 2012-09-07. Archived from the original on 2018-10-18.
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