Mario Santillán Hernández[a] (born April 22, 1981)[1] is a Paralympicathlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T46 long-distance events.[2] He is missing his right hand.[3]
He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's Marathon – T46 event in world record time.[4] He also won a bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres – T46 event.
As of January 2013, his T46 marathon world record, set in Beijing, remains unbeaten.[5]
NotesEdit
^In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santillán and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
ReferencesEdit
^. London 2012 Paralympics. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14.
^Se prepara Mario Santillán para Juegos paralímpicos
^. Official website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
^"Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Marathon T46". International Paralympic Committee.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
mario, santillán, hernández, born, april, 1981, paralympic, athlete, from, mexico, competing, mainly, category, long, distance, events, missing, right, hand, medal, recordtrack, field, representing, mexicoparalympic, games2008, beijing, marathon, t462008, beij. Mario Santillan Hernandez a born April 22 1981 1 is a Paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T46 long distance events 2 He is missing his right hand 3 Mario Santillan Medal recordTrack and field T46 Representing MexicoParalympic Games2008 Beijing Marathon T462008 Beijing 5000m T46Parapan American Games2007 Rio de Janeiro 1500m T462007 Rio de Janeiro 5000m T462011 Guadalajara 1500m T462011 Guadalajara 800m T46He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing China There he won a gold medal in the men s Marathon T46 event in world record time 4 He also won a bronze medal in the men s 5000 metres T46 event As of January 2013 his T46 marathon world record set in Beijing remains unbeaten 5 Notes Edit In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Santillan and the second or maternal family name is Hernandez References Edit Mario Santillan Hernandez London 2012 Paralympics Archived from the original on 2012 12 14 Se prepara Mario Santillan para Juegos paralimpicos Photos Mario Santillan of Mexico wins Men s Marathon T46 gold Official website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 17 April 2012 Retrieved 23 January 2013 Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Athletics Men s Marathon T46 International Paralympic Committee World Records Athletics IPC Archived from the original on 2013 01 18 Retrieved 2013 01 22 External links EditMario Santillan Hernandez at the International Paralympic Committee This biographical article relating to Mexican athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Paralympic medalist of Mexico is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mario Santillan amp oldid 1163419763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
