Nelson Crispín

Nelson Crispín Corzo^[a] (born 10 May 1992) is a Colombian Paralympic swimmer.^[1] He represented Colombia at the Summer Paralympic Games in 2012, 2016, 2021 and 2024.^[1] He won ten medals in total: one gold medal, eight silver medals and one bronze medal.

Nelson Crispín

Crispín at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Nelson Crispín Corzo
Born	10 May 1992 (1992-05-10) (age 33) Bucaramanga, Colombia
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Classifications	S6, SB6, SM6
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's para swimming Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 1 8 1 World Championships 12 8 6 Parapan American Games 12 7 4 Total 25 23 11 Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 200 m medley SM6 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m freestyle S6 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m freestyle S6 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB6 2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle S6 2020 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke SB6 2024 Paris 50 m butterfly S6 2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke SB6 2024 Paris 200 m medley SM6 2020 Tokyo 50 m butterfly S6 World Championships 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle S6 2015 Glasgow 100 m freestyle S6 2017 Mexico City 50 m freestyle S6 2017 Mexico City 50 m butterfly S6 2017 Mexico City 100 m breaststroke SB6 2017 Mexico City 200 m medley SM6 2019 London 50 m freestyle S6 2019 London 100 m freestyle S6 2019 London 100 m breaststroke SB6 2022 Madeira 100 m breaststroke SB6 2022 Madeira 200 m medley SM6 2023 Manchester 200 m medley SM6 2013 Montreal 400 m freestyle S6 2015 Glasgow 100 m breaststroke SB6 2015 Glasgow 200 m medley SM6 2017 Mexico City 100 m freestyle S6 2022 Madeira 50 m freestyle S6 2022 Madeira 50 m butterfly S6 2022 Madeira 100 m freestyle S6 2023 Manchester 100 m breaststroke SB6 2013 Montreal 50 m freestyle S6 2013 Montreal 50 m butterfly S6 2013 Montreal 100 m breaststroke SB6 2019 London 50 m butterfly S6 2019 London 200 m medley SM6 2023 Manchester 50 m butterfly S6 Parapan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 100 m breaststroke SB6 2015 Toronto 50 m freestyle S6 2015 Toronto 50 m butterfly S6 2015 Toronto 100 m breaststroke SB6 2019 Lima 50 m freestyle S6 2019 Lima 50 m butterfly S6 2019 Lima 100 m freestyle S6 2019 Lima 100 m breaststroke SB6 2019 Lima 200 m medley SM6 2023 Santiago 50 m butterfly S6 2023 Santiago 100 m breaststroke SB6 2023 Santiago 200 m medley SM6 2011 Guadalajara 50 m freestyle S6 2011 Guadalajara 50 m butterfly S6 2015 Toronto 100 m freestyle S6 2015 Toronto 200 m medley SM6 2019 Lima 400 m freestyle S6 2023 Santiago 100 m freestyle S6 2023 Santiago 100 m backstroke S6 2015 Toronto 400 m freestyle S6 2019 Lima 100 m backstroke S6 2023 Santiago 4×100 m mixed freestyle relay 34 pts 2023 Santiago 4×50 m mixed medley relay 20 pts

Career

In 2016, he won the silver medal in the men's 50 metre freestyle S6, the men's 100 metre freestyle S6 and the men's 100 metre breaststroke SB6 events.^[1] He was also the flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

He represented Colombia at both the 2015 Parapan American Games and the 2019 Parapan American Games.^[2] He also competed at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships held in London, United Kingdom.^[3]

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Crispin and the second or maternal family name is Corzo.