Alberto Abarza Explained

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 silver medalist.^[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal and two silver medals.^[2]

Career

Abarza has won the Para Athlete of the Year awards twice in 2018 and 2019 after winning medals in his international swimming competitions.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

Abarza was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, a neurodegenerative disease which causes progressive loss of muscular tissue.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 21 February 2021 . Alberto Abarza - IPC Athlete Bio . ipc.infostradasports.com . 21 February 2021 . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927163848/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=1421309&WinterGames=-1 . dead.
2. Web site: 2 September 2021 . Alberto Abarza cerró su gran actuación en Tokio 2020 con una nueva medalla de plata . Alberto Abarza closed his great performance in Tokyo 2020 with a new silver medal . Spanish . eldeportero.cl.
3. Web site: 21 May 2019 . Nadador Paralímpico Alberto Abarza Fue Elegido Como Premio Nacional del Deporte 2018 . Paralympic Swimmer Alberto Abarza was chosen as National Sport Award 2018 . Spanish . dead . sigalapista.cl . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825104433/http://www.sigalapista.cl/2019/05/nadador-paralimpico-alberto-abarza-fue-elegido-como-premio-nacional-del-deporte-2018/ . 25 August 2021.
4. Web site: 19 December 2019 . Nadador paralímpico Alberto Abarza recibió el Premio Nacional del Deporte . Paralympic swimmer Alberto Abarza received the National Sports Award . Spanish . live . El Dinamo . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825102929/https://www.eldinamo.cl/deportes/2019/12/19/nadador-paralimpico-alberto-abarza-recibio-el-premio-nacional-del-deporte/ . 25 August 2021.
5. Web site: S.A.P . El Mercurio . 8 September 2019 . Alberto Abarza, el exitoso nadador paralímpico al que no le importan mucho las medallas y que lucha contra el tiempo . Alberto Abarza, the successful Paralympic swimmer who doesn't care much about medals and who fights against time . 23 August 2021 . Emol.com . Spanish . 23 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210823161054/https://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2019/09/08/960604/AlbertoAbarza-Nadador-Parapanamericanos.html . live.