Herbert Aceituno
Personal information | |
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Born | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1 November 1985
Sport | |
Country | El Salvador |
Sport | Paralympic powerlifting |
Disability | Short stature |
Medal record |
Herbert Aceituno (born 1 November 1985)[1] is a Salvadoran Paralympic powerlifter of short stature.[2] He is a bronze medalist at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, a silver medalist at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia and a gold medalist at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.
Career
[edit]Aceituno competed in the men's 72 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil without a successful lift.[3] He was also the flag bearer for El Salvador during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the event.[4]
Aceituno won the bronze medal in the men's 59 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6] It became the first ever medal achievement for El Salvador at the Paralympics.[7][8] He was also one of the flag bearers for El Salvador during the Parade of Nations as part of the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[9] A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[10][11] This was the first ever medal achievement for El Salvador at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.[10][11]
At the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, he finished in 8th place in the men's 65 kg event.[12] In July 2019, he competed at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. A month later, at the Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg event.[13][14] He also set a new Parapan American record of 182 kg.[13][14][15] In December 2019, at the inaugural Panam Sports Awards, Aceituno won the award of Best Male Para Athlete for his achievement at the 2019 Parapan American Games.[16]
Aceituno also won the gold medal in the men's 59 kg event at the 2023 Parapan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
Results
[edit]Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||
2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 72 kg | — | NM | ||||||||
2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 59 kg | 182 | 184 | 184 | |||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2017 | Mexico City, Mexico | 65 kg | 165 | 165 | 8 | |||||||
2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 65 kg | 179 | 179 | 6 | |||||||
2021 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 59 kg | 182 | 183 | 183 | |||||||
Parapan American Games | ||||||||||||
2019 | Lima, Peru | 65 kg | 180 | 182 | 182 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Herbert Aceituno Profile". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Herbert Aceituno". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's 72 kg Results" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio2016.com. International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Herbert Aceituno wins first Paralympic medal for El Salvador". Olympics.com. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Así es Herbert Aceituno, héroe nacional salvadoreño". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Aceituno wins first Paralympic medal for El Salvador". Daily News. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "El Salvador Team Profile". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Tbilisi 2021: Amalia Perez and Sherif Osman cement legendary status". Paralympic.org. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b Morgan, Liam (30 November 2021). "Paralympic gold medallist Shevchuk stars at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Men's 65 kg Results" (PDF). 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (30 August 2019). "Canada crowned women's wheelchair basketball champions at Parapan American Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Men's 65 kg Medalists" (PDF). 2019 Parapan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's 65 kg Results" (PDF). 2019 Parapan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Sporting Icons Crowned At Inaugural Panam Sports Awards". Panam Sports. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1985 births
- Powerlifters at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in powerlifting
- Paralympic bronze medalists for El Salvador
- Salvadoran male weightlifters
- Paralympic powerlifters for El Salvador
- Sportspeople from San Salvador
- Powerlifters at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- 21st-century Salvadoran people