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Pedro Rangel has proven to be a 100m breaststroke SB5 specialist throughout his career, having won all of his medals at Paralympic Games and World Championships in that event.
On his Paralympic debut at Athens 2004, the Mexican claimed bronze, repeating that feat twice at London 2012 and Rio 2016. His major achievement came in Beijing, China, in 2008, when he sealed his only Paralympic title.
In 2013, the 37-year-old touched in second at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada, to take silver. He seeks to win another medal on home soil at the Worlds in Mexico City, from 30 September-7 October 2017.
Rangel stood out on the regional stage as well. In 2003, he sealed two silvers at the Parapan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina, and followed that up with a gold at Guadalajara 2011 and another silver at Toronto 2015.
Rangel showed top form also in the open water, as he was part of the first team made up of Paralympic swimmers that crossed the English Channel, in 2014.
Biography
Impairment information
Further personal information
Sport specific information
International debut
General interest
In September 2018 he swam the English Channel in a time of 15 hours and 48 minutes. Four years earlier, he swam from England to France as part of a group of Para swimmers called The Honu Para Swim Team. "It was always my dream to swim the channel, and I had an idea of what it was about. Now I realise the magnitude. It was hard but it's so rewarding." (atletasla.com, 09 Mar 2019; ntrguadalajara.com, 25 Sep 2018)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 16 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Heats | 8 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts | Final Round | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 15 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Heats | 2 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 11 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Final Round | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Final Round | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Heat 2 | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Final Round | 2012-09-05 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-05 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-16 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Final 1 | 2013-08-16 | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-14 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Final 1 | 2015-07-14 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Final Round | 2016-09-11 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-11 | 2 |