Mauricio Valencia

Mauricio Valencia
Personal information
Born	28 December 1987
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Cerebral palsy
Disability class	F34
Event(s)	Discus throw; Javelin throw; Shot put;
Men's para-athletics
Representing Colombia
Paralympic Games

Mauricio Valencia (born 28 December 1987)[1] is a Colombian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy.[2] He represented Colombia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] In total he won two medals, both at the 2016 Summer Paralympics: the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F34 event and the bronze medal in the men's shot put F34 event.[2]

Career

He represented Colombia at the 2011 Parapan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. In total he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's discus throw F32/33/34 event and the silver medal in the men's shot put F32/33/34 event.

At the 2013 World Championships held in Lyon, France, he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F33/34 event. Two years later, at the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won three medals: the silver medal in both the men's discus throw F34 and men's javelin throw F34 events and the bronze medal in the men's shot put F34 event.[3][4][5] In 2017, he won gold in the men's javelin throw F34 event[6] and bronze in the men's shot put F34 event.

In the men's javelin throw F34 event at the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates he won the gold medal with a distance of 35.25m.[7] He also won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F34 event.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2011	Parapan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	1st	Discus throw
2011	Parapan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	Shot put
2013	World Championships	Lyon, France	3rd	Javelin throw
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	36.65 m
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	Shot put	11.10 m
2015	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Discus throw	35.06 m
			2nd	Javelin throw	34.38 m
			3rd	Shot put	10.93 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	1st	Javelin throw	35.21 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	Shot put	10.89 m
2019	Parapan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	Javelin throw
	Parapan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	Shot put
	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	Javelin throw	35.25 m
	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3rd	Shot put	11.35 m

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