Mario Santillán
Medal record
Track and field (T46)
Representing  Mexico
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Marathon T46
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 5000m T46
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro1500m T46
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro5000m T46
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara1500m T46
Bronze medal – third place2011 Guadalajara800m T46

Mario Santillán Hernández[lower-alpha 1] (born April 22, 1981)[1] is a Paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T46 long-distance events.[2] He is missing his right hand.[3]

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's Marathon – T46 event in world record time.[4] He also won a bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres – T46 event.

As of January 2013, his T46 marathon world record, set in Beijing, remains unbeaten.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santillán and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

References

  1. ↑ "Mario Santillan Hernandez". London 2012 Paralympics. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14.
  2. ↑ Se prepara Mario Santillán para Juegos paralímpicos
  3. ↑ "Photos: Mario Santillan of Mexico wins Men's Marathon T46 gold". Official website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Marathon T46". International Paralympic Committee.
  5. ↑ "World Records – Athletics | IPC". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-22.


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