Juan Carlos Garrido Acevedo (born 4 March 1980) is a Chilean Paralympic powerlifter who competes in international elite events. He is a four-time Parapan American Games gold medalist and a two-time World bronze medalist.[1][2][3][4]

Juan Garrido Acevedo
Garrido Acevedo in 2013
Personal information
Full nameJuan Carlos Garrido Acevedo
Born (1980-03-04) 4 March 1980 (age 44)
Talca, Chile
Height1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Chile
SportParalympic powerlifting
DisabilityArthrogryposis
Medal record
Paralympic powerlifting
Representing  Chile
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 72 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Middleweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur Sultan 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tbilisi 59 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Juan Carlos Garrido - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 15 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Juan Carlos Garrido: "At some point, the activities will return and Chile must be represented in the best way" (in Spanish)". Chilean Paralympic Committee. 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Morgan, Liam (30 November 2021). "Paralympic gold medallist Shevchuk stars at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 November 2021.