Cristian Exequiel Valenzuela Guzmán (born 28 April 1983) is a visually impaired Paralympian with

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. He competed for Chile at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won his country's first Paralympic medal, gold, in the men's 5,000 metres T11 with a time of 15:26.26. His guide was Cristopher Guajardo.The Globe and Mail
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1983 births Living people Paralympic athletes of Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors Chilean male middle-distance runners Chilean male long-distance runners Paralympic gold medalists for Chile Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics {{Chile-Paralympic-medalist-stub