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Salvadoran Paralympic powerlifter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herbert Aceituno (born 1 November 1985)[1] is a Salvadoran Paralympic powerlifter of short stature.[2] He is a bronze medalist at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, a silver medalist at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia and a gold medalist at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.
Personal information | |
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Born | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1 November 1985
Sport | |
Country | El Salvador |
Sport | Paralympic powerlifting |
Disability | Short stature |
Medal record |
Aceituno competed in the men's 72 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil without a successful lift.[3] He was also the flag bearer for El Salvador during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the event.[4]
Aceituno won the bronze medal in the men's 59 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6] It became the first ever medal achievement for El Salvador at the Paralympics.[7][8] He was also one of the flag bearers for El Salvador during the Parade of Nations as part of the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[9] A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[10][11] This was the first ever medal achievement for El Salvador at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.[10][11]
At the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, he finished in 8th place in the men's 65 kg event.[12] In July 2019, he competed at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. A month later, at the Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg event.[13][14] He also set a new Parapan American record of 182 kg.[13][14][15] In December 2019, at the inaugural Panam Sports Awards, Aceituno won the award of Best Male Para Athlete for his achievement at the 2019 Parapan American Games.[16]
Aceituno also won the gold medal in the men's 59 kg event at the 2023 Parapan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||
2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 72 kg | — | NM | ||||||||
2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 59 kg | 182 | 184 | 184 | |||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2017 | Mexico City, Mexico | 65 kg | 165 | 165 | 8 | |||||||
2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 65 kg | 179 | 179 | 6 | |||||||
2021 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 59 kg | 182 | 183 | 183 | |||||||
Parapan American Games | ||||||||||||
2019 | Lima, Peru | 65 kg | 180 | 182 | 182 |
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