Eduardo Alberto Cisternas Gómez (born January 10, 2004, in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean swimmer known for competing in freestyle events. He first gained attention when he competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he set a new Chilean national record in the 400-meter freestyle during the heats.[1] In the heats for the 400 metre freestyle, he broke his own national record that he had set at the 2021 South American Championships.[2]
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| Full name | Eduardo Alberto Cisternas Gómez | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Chile | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 2004 Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 200, 400, 800, 1500 freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Pennsylvania State University | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Stade Francais | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2023, at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Cisternas became the third Chilean male swimmer to reach a final in any swimming event. He finished seventh in the 400-meter freestyle.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Cisternas further improved his national record in the 400-meter freestyle, clocking in at 3:51.29, nearly three seconds faster than his previous best.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Swimming CISTERNAS Eduardo - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Retamal, Pablo (24 July 2021). "Eduardo Cisternas bate el récord nacional de los 400 metros libres en Tokio". El Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
External links
edit- Eduardo Cisternas at World Aquatics
- Eduardo Cisternas at SwimRankings.net
- Eduardo Cisternas at Olympics.com
- Eduardo Cisternas at Olympedia
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