Alberto Abarza
![]() Abarza at the 2019 Parapan American Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alberto Caroly Abarza Díaz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Carolito, Beto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | San Bernardo, Chile | 11 December 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alberto Caroly Abarza Díaz (born 11 December 1984) is a Chilean Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite events. He is a triple Parapan American Games champion and a four-time World bronze medalist.[1]
Abarza has won the Para Athlete of the Year awards twice in 2018 and 2019 after winning medals in his international swimming competitions.[2][3]
Abarza was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, a neurodegenerative disease which causes progressive loss of muscular tissue.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Alberto Abarza - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Paralympic Swimmer Alberto Abarza was chosen as National Sport Award 2018 (in Spanish)". sigalapista.cl. 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Paralympic swimmer Alberto Abarza received the National Sports Award (in Spanish)". El Dinamo. 19 December 2019.
- ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2019-09-08). "Alberto Abarza, el exitoso nadador paralímpico al que no le importan mucho las medallas y que lucha contra el tiempo | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-23.
Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Paralympic swimmers of Chile
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Chile
- Paralympic silver medalists for Chile
- Paralympic medalists in swimming