Full name | Francisca Mardones Sepúlveda |
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Country (sports) | Chile |
Residence | Santiago, Chile |
Born | September 24, 1977 |
Retired | 2017 |
Official website | franciscamardones |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 27 |
Paralympic Games | 2nd round (2012) |
Doubles | |
Paralympic Games | Quarter 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]