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Perla Bárcenas
Personal information
Born (1971-05-13) May 13, 1971 (age 53)
Mexico City, Mexico
Sport
CountryMexico
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
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 2008 Summer Paralympics, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won two medals: 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]

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] She also won the bronze medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Perla Bárcenas". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 1 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Morgan, Liam (8 December 2017). "Nigerian breaks record to clinch gold as Para Powerlifting World Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.