Alicia Guerrero

Alicia Guerrero (born June 11, 2003) is an American para athlete specializing in throwing events.

Early life and education Guerrero grew up doing ballet before transitioning to gymnastics. She then joined a basketball team in the second grade, and also played volleyball, fastpitch softball and soccer.

She attended Wapato High School in Wapato, Washington where she was a Washington state throwing champion and state record holder in discus throw, javelin throw and shot put.

She attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she was a member of the wheelchair basketball team, before transferring to San Diego State University in 2024, where she competes for SDSU's Adapted Athletics program in discus and shot put.

Career Guerrero represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a bronze medal in the discus throw F64 event.

On August 3, 2025, she was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships. She won a bronze medal in the discus throw F64 event with a throw of 29.45 meters. She also won a bronze medal in the shot put F64 event with a throw of 10.02 meters.

Personal life Guerrero lost her left leg in a lawn mowing accident in 2005 at two years old. She is a member of the Tolowa Dee-niʼ Nation.