TORRES Fabio

Colombia

Powerlifting

Date of Birth: 7 May 1976

Age: 45

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: NARINYO

Birth Country:

Colombia

Place of residence : BOGOTA

Residence Country:

Colombia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Men's -97 kg	3

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's -97 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
NoM	-97 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	NoM
World Championships
3	-97 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	225.0
3	-97 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	219.0
4	Mixed Team	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	106.52
12	-97 kg	2014	Dubai, UAE	175.0

Hobbies:

Watching football. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Wife Arelis, six children

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Bogota District [Colombia]

Coach:

Henry Oviedo [national]

Debut:

2017 for Colombia, World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

Start:

He took up the sport at the Sanitation Battalion of the Colombian Army in Bogota, Colombia. He began competing in 2009. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019; eltiempo.com, 27 Apr 2016)

Reason:

He used to play football before his accident. After losing his leg he tried sitting volleyball, swimming and athletics before starting to focus on powerlifting. "I have always enjoyed lifting weights." (eltiempo.com, 27 Apr 2016)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 14 May 2020)

Memorable:

Claiming bronze in the 97kg category at the 2017 World Championships in Mexico City, Mexico. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

Hero:

Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

Influence:

Coach Henry Oviedo. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

Award:

He received an acknowledgement from the Colombian army in recognition of his participation at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (paradeportes.co, 19 Oct 2016)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Panorama YouTube channel, 19 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

Impairment Details
In 2008 he lost the lower part of his left leg after stepping on a mine while serving with the Colombian army. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019; Ministerio de Defensa Nacional Facebook page, 03 Jun 2016; Panorama YouTube channel, 19 Apr 2016)

General
FOUNDATION
In February 2020 he and his wife Arelis launched a foundation called 'Gestion, Amor y Vida' [Management, Love and Life], which aims to help people with impairments, senior citizens and children in need in Bogota, Colombia. The foundation also delivered food to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia. "We are doing this so that many people who live off their day to day work, who used to sell fruit or other kinds of food in the streets, and can no longer do so, have something to eat. There are many people with disabilities who are also athletes, and we support them. We do it without resting, but now we need support and collaboration from everyone to continue helping more people. In the future we want to find and help more people in Colombia. We want to expand the foundation throughout the country." (paralympic.org, 14 May 2020, 05 Mar 2021)

Legend

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

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