Jerrold Pete Macabio Mangliwan (born 17 October 1979)[1] is a Filipino wheelchair racer who is a two-time Paralympian for the Philippines who competed in the 2016 and 2020 editions. In wheelchair racing, he competes in the T52 classification.[2][3]
Early life and education
Jerrold Pete Mangliwan was born on October 17, 1979 in Tabuk which was then part of the Kalinga-Apayao province.[4][5] He contracted polio when he was two years old which rendered him paraplegiac.[3]
He studied at the Christian Learning Center and Saint Theresita's School Lubuagan for his secondary education. He moved to Metro Manila to attend the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City to pursue his collegiate studies.[4] He graduated with a degree in mass communication.[6]
Career
Mangliwan became a para-athlete when he was in college.[4] He took up the sport of wheelchair racing in 2009 upon the encouragement of a friend.[3] Within the past four years, he has tried other sports such as wheelchair basketball and sailing but found more success as a wheelchair racer.[7][8]
Mangliwan with his friend would wheelchair race from Montalban to Cubao. He would secure a place in the Philippine national team. He also had to deal with transporting his wheelchair from Caloocan where he is residing with his sibling to the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.[8]
He would first compete for his country at the 2009 ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur.[4] At the 2015 edition in Singapore, he won gold medals at the 100m and 200m T52 race, and a silver in the 400m T52 race.[9] In 2023 in Cambodia, he won two golds in the 200m and 400m T52 races.[10]
Mangliwan has also competed in the Asian Para Games four times. He would accomplish his first podium finish in the 2022 edition in Hangzhou, China by clinching the silver medal at the 100m T52 race.[12] This was followed by a gold in the 400m race.[13]
