Herbert Aceituno

Herbert Aceituno (born 1 November 1985)^[1] is a Salvadoran Paralympic powerlifter of short stature.^[2] He is a bronze medalist at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, a silver medalist at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia and a gold medalist at the 2019 Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru.

Herbert Aceituno

Aceituno in 2021
Personal information
Born	(1985-11-01) 1 November 1985 (age 39) San Salvador, El Salvador
Sport
Country	El Salvador
Sport	Paralympic powerlifting
Disability	Short stature
Medal record Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 59 kg World Championships 2021 Tbilisi 59 kg 2023 Dubai 59 kg Parapan American Games 2019 Lima 65 kg 2023 Santiago 59 kg

Career

Aceituno competed in the men's 72 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil without a successful lift.^[3] He was also the flag bearer for El Salvador during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the event.^[4]

Aceituno won the bronze medal in the men's 59 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[5][6] It became the first ever medal achievement for El Salvador at the Paralympics.^[7][8] He was also one of the flag bearers for El Salvador during the Parade of Nations as part of the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[9] A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.^[10][11] This was the first ever medal achievement for El Salvador at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.^[10][11]

At the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, he finished in 8th place in the men's 65 kg event.^[12] In July 2019, he competed at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. A month later, at the Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg event.^[13][14] He also set a new Parapan American record of 182 kg.^[13][14][15] In December 2019, at the inaugural Panam Sports Awards, Aceituno won the award of Best Male Para Athlete for his achievement at the 2019 Parapan American Games.^[16]

Aceituno also won the gold medal in the men's 59 kg event at the 2023 Parapan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.

Results

Year	Venue	Weight	Attempts (kg)			Total	Rank
			1	2	3
Summer Paralympics
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	72 kg	185	185	185	—	NM
2021	Tokyo, Japan	59 kg	182	184	187	184
World Championships
2017	Mexico City, Mexico	65 kg	165	165	165	165	8
2019	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	65 kg	179	179	182	179	6
2021	Tbilisi, Georgia	59 kg	182	182	183	183
Parapan American Games
2019	Lima, Peru	65 kg	178	180	182	182