Marion Serrano Explained

Marion Serrano
Full Name:Marion Alejandra Serrano Guajardo
Birth Date:8 September 1999[1]
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Sport:Paralympic powerlifting
Disability:Spastic diplegia
Weight Class:86 kg

Marion Alejandra Serrano Guajardo (born 8 September 1999) is a Chilean Paralympic powerlifter.

Career

Serrano made her international debut at the 2017 Youth Parapan American Games, where she won a gold medal in the women's up to 79 kg event with a junior world record lift of 92 kg.[2] [3] She later competed at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships, setting a new junior world record of 98 kg.[4]

In 2023, Serrano competed at the Parapan American Games, winning a silver medal in the 86 kg & +86 kg event.[5] [6] Shen then represented Chile at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, securing a bronze medal in the 86kg event.[1] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marion Alejandra Serrano Guajardo . . 8 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Faces of the Future: Chile’s Marion Serrano . paralympic.org . 13 May 2017 . 8 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Voting open for Americas Athlete of the Month . paralympic.org . 7 April 2017 . 8 September 2024.
  4. Web site: Mexico City 2017: Six junior world records set at Worlds . paralympic.org . 3 December 2017 . 8 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Santiago 2023 Review: Brazil on top, Chilean team and USA's Bobby Body make history . paralympic.org . 23 November 2023 . 8 September 2024.
  6. Web site: Para Powerlifting: Brazilian Tayana Medeiros Secures Gold in the -86kg, +86kg . santiago2023.org . 20 November 2023 . 8 September 2024.
  7. Web site: Powerlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240908194033/https://www.paralympic.org/OG2024/pdf/PG2024/PWL/PG2024_PWL_B99_PWL-------------------------------.pdf . 8 September 2024 . 9 September 2024 . 2024 Summer Paralympics.