Mario Santillán

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]

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

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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