Mario Santillán

Mario Santillán

Medal record
Representing  Mexico
Men's para-athletics
Paralympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Marathon T46
	2008 Beijing	5000m T46
Parapan American Games
	2007 Rio de Janeiro	1500m T46
	2007 Rio de Janeiro	5000m T46
	2011 Guadalajara	1500m T46
	2011 Guadalajara	800m T46
Men's para-duathlon
World Championships
	2016 Aviles	PT4

Mario Santillán Hernández[a] (born April 22, 1981)[1] is a Paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T46 long-distance events.[2] He is missing his right hand.[3]

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's Marathon – T46 event in world record time.[4] He also won a bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres – T46 event.

As of January 2013, his T46 marathon world record, set in Beijing, remains unbeaten.[5]

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santillán and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

References

1. "Mario Santillan Hernandez". London 2012 Paralympics. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14.
2. Se prepara Mario Santillán para Juegos paralímpicos
3. "Photos: Mario Santillan of Mexico wins Men's Marathon T46 gold". Official website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
4. "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Marathon T46". International Paralympic Committee.
5. "World Records – Athletics | IPC". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

External links

• Mario Santillan Hernandez at the International Paralympic Committee