VALENCIA Mauricio

Date of Birth: 28 Dec 1987

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F34

Place of birth: VILLAVICENCIO

Birth Country:

Colombia

Place of residence : CALI

Residence Country:

Colombia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put - F34	5
	Men's Javelin Throw - F34	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Javelin	Men's Javelin Throw - F34 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Seated Shot Put	Men's Shot Put - F34 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	Javelin Throw - F34	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	36.65
3	Shot Put - F34	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11.10
5	Shot Put - F34	2012	London, GBR	11.82
9	Men's Javelin Throw F33/34	2012	London, GBR	33.31
12	Men's Discus Throw F32/33/34	2012	London, GBR	36.50
World Championships
1	Javelin Throw - F34	2019	Dubai, UAE	35.25
1	Javelin Throw - F34	2017	London, GBR	35.21
2	Men's Discus Throw F34	2015	Doha, QAT	35.06
2	Javelin Throw - F34	2015	Doha, QAT	34.38
3	Shot Put - F34	2019	Dubai, UAE	11.35
3	Shot Put - F34	2017	London, GBR	10.89
3	Shot Put - F34	2015	Doha, QAT	10.93
3	Men's Javelin Throw F33/34	2013	Lyon, FRA	38.80
4	Men's Discus Throw F34	2017	London, GBR	34.03
4	Men's Discus Throw F32/33/34	2013	Lyon, FRA	42.44
6	Shot Put - F34	2013	Lyon, FRA	11.91

Playing basketball, video games, spending time with his son. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Information Technology - Foundation CIDCA, Villavicencio, COL

Partner Jenny Paola Caicedo, son Maximo Mauricio [2014]

Languages spoken:

Valle del Cauca [Colombia]

Freyman Arias [national]

Sporting relatives:

His father Dagoberto played football for Alianza Llanos Covisan in Colombia. (cali.extra.com.co, 03 Aug 2016; 90minutos.co, 22 Jul 2016)

He took up athletics in 2010 in Cali, Colombia. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

Coach Freyman Arias convinced him to take up athletics after seeing him lift weights. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2019; Mundo Deportes, 23 Apr 2015; elpais.com.co, 08 Feb 2014)

To win gold in the javelin throw and shot put at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paranacionales.gov.co, 07 Dec 2019; Facebook page, 01 Sep 2019)

Winning gold in the T34 javelin throw at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

His family, and coach Freyman Arias. (elespectador.com, 17 Sep 2016; Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"There is no fear. One must risk to fight for what you want and, before you realise, you're going to be doing things that you never imagined, becoming someone great." (elpais.com.co, 08 Feb 2014)

In 2017 and 2019 he was named Para Athlete of the Year in Colombia. (paradeportes.co, 06 Dec 2017; elpais.com.co, 20 Dec 2019)

He was named Para Athlete of the Year of the Valle del Cauca department in Colombia in both 2017 and 2019. (elpais.com.co, 19 Feb 2018; valledelcauca.gov.co, 09 Dec 2020)

Two stamps were dedicated to him by the national postal service in Colombia after he won a gold medal and a bronze medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (afitecol.com, 23 Jan 2017)

General Interest

Classification
F34 (IPC, 12 Apr 2021)

Impairment Details
He has cerebral palsy due to a lack of oxygen at birth [hypoxia]. (cali.extra.com.co, 03 Aug 2016; Mundo Deportes, 23 Apr 2015; Athlete, 08 Nov 2019)

General
BIG AMBITIONS
He says bronze medals in shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and three editions of the world championships have made him hungry to win gold in the event at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. He also wants to retain his javelin gold from the 2016 Games with his first throw. "My goal now is to do something extraordinary. Everybody talks about me as the javelin thrower who is world and Paralympic champion, but I want to achieve that in shot put as well. I've claimed bronze medals and I'm tired of being just third. This time I want the gold. My goal is to win both events in Tokyo, but I want to win the javelin in just one attempt. People tell me I'm already in the history books because I am a champion, but I want more." (elespectador.com, 09 Feb 2021)

TEETH MODIFICATION
He says he had his canine teeth modified to resemble fangs in order to change the stereotype of Para athletes. "I didn't want to have the same smile as the rest of the world. I've always said that Paralympic sport has to be a show. That means being outside of the stereotype of sitting in a wheelchair. It's a matter of attitude in life, and while I am competing." (paranacionales.gov.co, 07 Dec 2019)

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Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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