Perla Bárcenas Explained

Perla Bárcenas
Birth Date:13 May 1971
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Country:Mexico
Sport:Paralympic powerlifting

Perla Patricia Bárcenas is a Mexican Paralympic powerlifter.[1] She represented Mexico at the Summer Paralympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021 and she won three medals. She won the silver medal in the women's 75kg event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, the bronze medal in the women's 82.5kg event in 2008 and the bronze medal in the women's +82.5kg event in 2012.[1]

In 2016, Bárcenas finished in 4th place in the women's 79kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, she won the bronze medal in the women's 86+kg event.[2] [3]

Bárcenas finished in 4th place in the women's +86kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. A few months later, she won the bronze medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perla Bárcenas. paralympic.org. 1 February 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
  2. News: Nigerian breaks record to clinch gold as Para Powerlifting World Championships conclude. Morgan. Liam. 8 December 2017. InsideTheGames.biz. 31 January 2020.
  3. News: 4 December 2021. Tbilisi 2021: Abdelkareem Khattab destroys world record with monstrous performance. Paralympic.org. 4 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204192336/https://www.paralympic.org/news/tbilisi-2021-abdelkareem-khattab-destroys-world-record-monstrous-performance. 4 December 2021.
  4. News: Berkeley. Geoff. 4 December 2021. Khattab demolishes world record to seal gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 December 2021.