Mario Santillán
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track and field (T46) | ||
Representing  Mexico
| ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
 |
2008 Beijing | Marathon T46 |
 |
2008 Beijing | 5000m T46 |
| Parapan American Games | ||
|
2007 Rio de Janeiro | 1500m T46 |
|
2007 Rio de Janeiro | 5000m T46 |
 |
2011 Guadalajara | 1500m T46 |
|
2011 Guadalajara | 800m T46 |
Mario Santillán Hernández[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]
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]
Notes[edit]
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santillán and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
References[edit]
- ^ "Mario Santillan Hernandez". London 2012 Paralympics. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14.
- ^ Se prepara Mario Santillán para Juegos paralímpicos
- ^ "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[edit]
 | This biographical article relating to Mexican athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This article about a Paralympic medalist of Mexico is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Mexico
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Mexico
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Mexico
- Mexican male long-distance runners
- World record holders in para-athletics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- 21st-century Mexican people
- Mexican athletics biography stubs
- North American Paralympic medalist stubs
- Mexican sportspeople stubs