Perla Bárcenas

Perla Patricia Bárcenas is a Mexican Paralympic powerlifter.[1] She represented Mexico at the Summer Paralympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021 and she won three medals. She won the silver medal in the women's 75 kg event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, the bronze medal in the women's 82.5 kg event in 2008 and the bronze medal in the women's +82.5 kg event in 2012.[1]

Perla Bárcenas

Personal information
Born	(1971-05-13) May 13, 1971 Mexico City, Mexico
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Paralympic powerlifting
Medal record Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney 75 kg 2008 Beijing 82.5 kg 2012 London +82.5 kg World Championships 2017 Mexico City +86 kg 2021 Tbilisi +86 kg Parapan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Women's middleweight 2015 Toronto 73kg, 79kg, 86kg and +86kg 2019 Lima 79kg and 86kg combined

In 2016, she finished in 4th place in the women's 79 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, she won the bronze medal in the women's 86+ kg event.[2][3]

She finished in 4th place in the women's +86 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. A few months later, she won the bronze medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[3][4]