CARINAO Jorge

Chile

Powerlifting

Date of Birth: 18 Feb 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: PADRE LAS CASAS

Birth Country:

Chile

Place of residence : CHILE

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Men's -65 kg

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's -65 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	-54 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	150
World Championships
12	-59 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	170.0
NoM	-59 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	NoM

Hobbies:

Reading, watching television series, going out with friends. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Coach:

Jaen Andre Echeverria [national], CHI

Other sports:

Before his accident he competed in weightlifting, including at the 2008 Junior World Championships in Cali, Colombia. (lacuarta.com, 01 Dec 2011; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Aug 2021)

Debut:

2011 for Chile, Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

Injuries:

In July 2016 an injury stopped him from competing at an international tournament in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (teleton.cl, 07 Jul 2016)

An injury prevented him from competing at the 2014 South American Para Games in Santiago, Chile. (deportechileno.cl, 14 Jun 2014)

Start:

He began weightlifting at age 13. At age 19, he took up Para powerlifting. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

Reason:

Having competed in weightlifting before his accident, he was determined to get involved in a sport again once he had recovered. He looked into wheelchair tennis before a coach recommended he try Para powerlifting. (CDF YouTube channel, 23 May 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (cooperativa.cl, 20 Dec 2016)

Training:

He trains seven days a week. (CDF YouTube channel, 23 May 2019)

Memorable:

Winning gold at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

Influence:

His family. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"If my accident had never happened, I would have never discovered my true spirit and true determination." (lacuarta.com, 01 Dec 2011)

Award:

He was named the 2016 Para Athlete of the Year by the Circle of Sports Journalists of Chile. (paralimpico.cl, 2016)

General Interest

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (lacuarta.com, 01 Dec 2011)

Impairment Details
In 2008, at age 17, he was at a weightlifting competition when a bar weighing 110 kilograms fell on his spine. He fractured two vertebrae in the incident. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019; CDF YouTube channel, 23 May 2019; lacuarta.com, 01 Dec 2011)

Social Media

Legend

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

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