Perla Bárcenas
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Born | (1971-05-13) May 13, 1971 (age 53) Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 75 kg event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, the bronze medal in the women's 82.5 kg event in 2008 and the bronze medal in the women's +82.5 kg event in 2012.[1]
In 2016, Bárcenas finished in 4th place in the women's 79 kg 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 +86 kg 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]
References
- ^ a b "Perla Bárcenas". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (8 December 2017). "Nigerian breaks record to clinch gold as Para Powerlifting World Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Tbilisi 2021: Abdelkareem Khattab destroys world record with monstrous performance". Paralympic.org. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (4 December 2021). "Khattab demolishes world record to seal gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
External links
- Perla Bárcenas at the International Paralympic Committee
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