With four medals in the cycling competitions on the final day, Argentina he said goodbye to the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games. Maximiliano Gomez He was the last Albiceleste representative to win gold, winning the road test with his guide Sebastian Tolosa. She was the 25th gold medal for the national delegation, which also won 36 silver and 52 bronze and placed fifth in the medal table.
Most of the gold came from athletics and the swimmingwhich together added 18 of the 25 gold medals.
The most outstanding athlete was the swimmer Analuz Pellitero, who won three titles (100 backstroke and 50 and 100 freestyle, all in the S11 category), as well as two silver and one bronze. The woman from Pampa was the Argentine who climbed to the top of a podium the most times and thanks to that she won a special prize: she was the flag bearer of the delegation at the closing ceremony, which was held on Sunday night in the Parapan American Village.
In the pool of the Ñuñoa Aquatic Center it also shone Iñaki Basiloffwho won seven medals, one gold (400 freestyle), two silvers and four bronzes.
The other swimming champions were Daniela Gimenez in 100 chest and Santiago Senestro in 200 medley -who also contributed one silver and two bronzes, each-; Matias De Andrade y Ferdinand Charlemagnein 100 backstroke tests, and Diego Riveroin 100 chest.
Alexis Chavez y Araceli Roulette They flew over the tartan of the National Stadium and topped the athletics medal table. The native of Pergamino, Paralympic bronze in Tokio 2020, he established himself in the 100 and 400 meters T36. Meanwhile, the Necochense won the 100 and 200 meters of the same category.
Gómez and his guide Tolosa won the individual pursuit and route tests. Photo Instagram @enardinfo
Hernan Barreto y Maximiliano Villa They took the first steps of the 100 and 200 meter T35 podiums. The first was gold in the hectometer and silver in the longest distance. And the second, he was crowned in the 200 and came second in the 100.
Antonella Ruiz Diazanother Tokyo 2020 medalist and Argentine flag bearer at the opening party, won the F40/41 shot put and was silver in the discus. Fernando Vazquez He established himself in the 100 meters T12 and Brian Impellizzeriin the long jump T37/38.
Yanina MartinezParalympic champion in Rio 2016 in 100 meters, and Milagros Mostaffawith a silver and a bronze each, and Fabricio Lopezwith two bronzes, were the other multiple medalists in athletics.
Fernández, four-time Parapan American champion in wheelchair tennis. Photo EFE/ Osvaldo Villarroel
Gustavo Fernandez won two golds in wheelchair tennis. The Cordoban, former world number one and five-time Grand Slam champion, won in singles and doubles along with Ezequiel Casco. It was his fourth consecutive title in the individual event and his third in the pairs event.
Maximiliano Gomezwho brought down the curtain on the Argentine harvest with gold in the road competition, also won the individual pursuit of cycling; and he added a silver and a bronze on the track. This sport also contributed another five silver and three bronze medals.
The other albiceleste champions from Santiago were Elias Romeroin the Class 5 singles table tennis; Rodrigo Romero y Stephanie Ferrandoin Pairs BC3 of bowl; y Juan Samoranoin the -70 kilos category taekwondo.
The batsthe blind soccer team, was bronze; The Tigers, the 7-a-side soccer team, cerebral palsy, silver; he judo added three silver and three bronze and the numbertwo second places.
Argentina thus finished fifth in the medal table with 113 medals, behind Brazil (156-98-89), USA (55-58-53), Colombia (50-58-53) y Mexico (29-46-50). And he signed a performance very similar to that of Lima 2019where he had finished in the same position with 107 medals (27-27-43).
2023-11-27 03:06:39
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