Salvador Hernández

Salvador Hernández Mondragón (born December 31, 1973)[1] is an athlete and Paralympian from Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico[2] competing mainly in category T51/T52 wheelchair racing events.

For the Mexican Olympic judoka, see Salvador Hernández (judoka).
Salvador Hernández Mondragón
Hernández (right) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
Personal information
NationalityMexican
Sport
Country Mexico
SportAthletics
Event(s)sprints
Medal record
Men's paralympic athletics
Representing  Mexico
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 200 m T52
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 400 m T52
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m T52
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 100 m T52
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 200 m T52
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m T52
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 200 m T52
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio 100 m T52
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 100 m T52
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 100 m T52
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 100 m T52
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara100m T52
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara400m T52
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara200m T52
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto200m T52
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto400m T52

He competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There he finished seventh in the men's 1500 metres T51 event, finished seventh in the men's 100 metres T51 event, finished fifth in the men's 200 metres T51 event, finished fourth in the men's 400 metres T51 event, finished eighth in the men's 800 metres T51 event and finished tenth in the men's 800 metres T51 event. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia having been reclassified as a T52 athlete. He won a gold medal in the men's 200 metres T52 event, a gold medal in the men's 400 metres T52 event and a silver medal in the men's 100 metres T52 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, a gold medal in the men's 100 metres T52 event, a silver medal in the men's 200 metres T52 event and finished sixth in the men's 400 metres T52 event. He competed in his fourth Paralympics in 2008 in Beijing, China. There he finished fourth in the men's 100 metres T52 event, finished seventh in the men's 200 metres T52 event and finished sixteenth in the men's 400 metres T52 event.

In 2016 Summer Paralympics he earned bronze medal in the 100 T52 final.[3] Then he failed to reach the 400 meters final.[4]

References
  1. http://www.deporte.org.mx/fmdppc/paginas/noticias.asp?id=14391
  2. Guadalupe Cruzaley y Salvador Hernández Ganadores del Premio Estatal del Deporte 2013
  3. "¡Bronce de Salvador Hernández!". Sportspedia México. Sportspedia México. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. "Pérez Juárez a final de 400 metros T52". Sportspedia México. Retrieved 12 September 2016.


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