Mario Santillán

Mario Santillán
Medal record
Track and field (T46)
Competitor for  Mexico
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing Marathon - T46
2008 Beijing 5000m - T46

Mario Santillán (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]

References

  1. ↑ "Mario Santillan Hernandez". London 2012 Paralympics.
  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. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Marathon T46". International Paralympic Committee.
  5. ↑ http://paralympic.org/Results/world-records/Athletics

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