Francisca Mardones

Francisca Mardones
Full nameFrancisca Mardones Sepúlveda
Country (sports)Chile
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Born (1977-09-24) September 24, 1977 (age 47)
Retired2017
Official websitefranciscamardones.com
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 27
Paralympic Games2nd round (2012)
Doubles
Paralympic GamesQuarter finals (2016)

Francisca Mardones (born 24 September 1977)[1] is a Chilean Paralympic athlete and former wheelchair tennis player. She has competed at both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics in tennis, before retiring in 2017 to concentrate on athletics. She broke her own world record in the F54 Women's shot put event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2] Mardones is part of the LGBTQ+ community.[3]

  1. ^ "Francisca Mardones". Chile Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ Retamal, Rodrigo (2021-08-31). "Inolvidable: Francisca Mardones conquista el oro en el lanzamiento de la bala quebrando dos veces el récord mundial". La Tercera. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. ^ "Out LGBTQ Paralympians at the 2024 Paris Summer Games". OutSports. Retrieved 2024-10-13.