Mauricio Valencia Explained

Mauricio Valencia
Sport:	Para-athletics
Disability:	Cerebral palsy
Birth Date:	1987 12, df=yes
Country:	Colombia

Mauricio Valencia (born 28 December 1987)^[1] is a Colombian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy.^[2] He represented Colombia at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021.^[2] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F34 event and the bronze medal in the men's shot put F34 event.^[2] In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw F34 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[3]

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.^{[4] [5] [6]} In 2017, he won gold in the men's javelin throw F34 event^[7] 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.^[8] He also won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F34 event.

Achievements

2011	Parapan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Shot put
2013	World Championships	Lyon, France	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	Javelin throw
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	36.65 m
			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	Shot put	11.10 m
2015	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Discus throw	35.06 m
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin throw	34.38 m
			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	Shot put	10.93 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	35.21 m
			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	Shot put	10.89 m
2019	Parapan American Games	Lima, Peru	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Shot put
	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	35.25 m
			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	Shot put	11.35 m
2021	Summer Paralympics	Tokyo, Japan	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin throw	37.84 m
2023	World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	Javelin throw	38.01 m

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athlete Profile. Rio 2016. 17 February 2020.
2. Web site: Mauricio Valencia. paralympic.org. 26 December 2019. International Paralympic Committee.
3. News: Houston. Michael. 1 September 2021. Rehm jumps to third long jump gold medal at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. InsideTheGames.biz. 1 September 2021.
4. Web site: 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships - Results - Men's Discus throw F34 Final. 31 October 2015. 31 October 2015. IPC.
5. Web site: 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships - Results - Men's Javelin throw F34 Final. 22 October 2015. 22 October 2015. IPC.
6. Web site: 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships - Results - Men's Shot Put F34 Final. 26 October 2015. 26 October 2015. IPC.
7. News: China finish top of medals table as World Para Athletics Championships conclude. Etchells. Daniel. 23 July 2017. InsideTheGames.biz. 3 January 2020.
8. News: Brazilians create history with clean sweep in men's 100m T47 at World Para Athletics Championships. Etchells. Daniel. 12 November 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 3 January 2020.