Mauricio Valencia

Mauricio Valencia (born 28 December 1987) is a Colombian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. He represented Colombia at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021.

Career

He represented Colombia at the 2011 Parapan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico. In total he won two medals: the gold medal in the men's discus throw F32/33/34 event and the silver medal in the men's shot put F32/33/34 event.

At the 2013 World Championships held in Lyon, France, he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw F33/34 event. Two years later, at the 2015 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, he won three medals: the silver medal in both the men's discus throw F34 and men's javelin throw F34 events and the bronze medal in the men's shot put F34 event. In 2017, he won gold in the men's javelin throw F34 event and bronze in the men's shot put F34 event.

In the men's javelin throw F34 event at the 2019 World Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates he won the gold medal with a distance of 35.25m. He also won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F34 event.

Achievements

2011 Parapan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 1st Discus throw 2nd Shot put 2013 World Championships Lyon, France 3rd Javelin throw 2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Javelin throw 36.65 m 3rd Shot put 11.10 m 2015 World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Discus throw 35.06 m 2nd Javelin throw 34.38 m 3rd Shot put 10.93 m 2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st Javelin throw 35.21 m 3rd Shot put 10.89 m 2019 Parapan American Games Lima, Peru 1st Javelin throw 1st Shot put World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Javelin throw 35.25 m 3rd Shot put 11.35 m 2021 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 2nd Javelin throw 37.84 m 2023 World Championships Paris, France 2nd Javelin throw 38.01 m