Perla Bárcenas

Perla Bárcenas
Personal information
Born (1971-05-13) May 13, 1971 (age 53)
Mexico City, Mexico
Sport
CountryMexico
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 82.5 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London +82.5 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City +86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tbilisi +86 kg
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Women's middleweight
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 73kg, 79kg, 86kg and +86kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 79kg and 86kg combined

Perla Patricia Bárcenas is a Mexican Paralympic powerlifter.[1] She represented Mexico at the Summer Paralympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021 and she won three medals. She won the silver medal in the women's 75 kg event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, the bronze medal in the women's 82.5 kg event in 2008 and the bronze medal in the women's +82.5 kg event in 2012.[1]

In 2016, Bárcenas finished in 4th place in the women's 79 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, she won the bronze medal in the women's 86+ kg event.[2][3]

Bárcenas finished in 4th place in the women's +86 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. A few months later, she won the bronze medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Perla Bárcenas". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ Morgan, Liam (8 December 2017). "Nigerian breaks record to clinch gold as Para Powerlifting World Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Tbilisi 2021: Abdelkareem Khattab destroys world record with monstrous performance". Paralympic.org. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (4 December 2021). "Khattab demolishes world record to seal gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.


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