Cristian Valenzuela

Cristian Valenzuela

Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Chile
Summer Paralympics
2012 London 5000m T11
IPC World Championships
2011 Christchurch Marathon T11
2013 Lyon Marathon T11
2015 Doha 5000m T11
2013 Lyon 1500m T11
2013 Lyon 5000m T11
2015 Doha 1500m T11
2017 London 5000m T11
Parapan American Games
2015 Toronto 5000m T11
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.