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Jesús Hernández Hernández

Jesús Hernández Hernández (born 27 October 1991) is a Mexican Paralympic swimmer and politician.

Jesús Hernández
Hernández on a 2021 livestream
Personal information
Full nameJesús Hernández Hernández
NationalityMexican
Born (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 34)
Juan Rodríguez Clara, Veracruz
Occupations
  • Para swimmer
  • politician
Years active2015–present
Congress of Guanajuato
Proportional representation
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 September 2024
Personal details
PartyNational Action Party
Sport
Country Mexico
SportSwimming
DisabilitySpastic cerebral palsy
S4
Event
Paralympic swimming
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Mexico
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo150m ind. medley SM3
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio50m backstroke S4
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo50 m breaststroke SB2
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo200 m freestyle S3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira200m freestyle S3
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira100m freestyle S3
Silver medal – second place2017 Mexico City50m backstroke S4
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50m backstroke S3
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50m freestyle S3
Bronze medal – third place2017 Mexico City200m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place2017 Mexico City50m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place2022 Madeira50m breaststroke SB2
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m backstroke S4
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50m breaststroke SB3
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima50m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima100m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago50m backstroke S4
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago150m ind. medley SM4

He represented Mexico at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 50 meters backstroke S4 event, and at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he won a gold medal in the 150 meters individual medley SM3 event. He also participated at the 2019 Parapan American Games, where he won two gold medals and two silver medals.

Early life

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Jesús Hernández Hernández was born on 27 October 1991,[1] in Juan Rodríguez Clara, Veracruz, and was raised in Sinaloa, the State of Mexico, and Irapuato, Guanajuato. He has spastic cerebral palsy, a congenital shoulder malformation, and a defect in the fourth lumbar vertebra, which affects his limbs, leaving him tetraplegic in the superior part of the body, preventing him to raise his shoulders. Also, he has myelomeningocele.[2][3]

Inspired by Paralympic swimmer Juan Ignacio Reyes, his experiences in the hydrotherapy pool at a Children's Rehabilitation Center (CRIT), and Michael Phelps's success at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Hernández began swimming at age 13.[2][3]

Sports career

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2015–2016: Rio Summer Paralympics

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He competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada, in the 50-meter freestyle S4 event, where he finished fourth.[2]

He was a member of the Mexican Paralympic team at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He won the bronze medal in the men's 50-meter backstroke S4, earning his first Paralympic medal. He also competed in the men's 200 m freestyle S4 event, finishing ninth,[4]

2017–2021: Tokyo Summer Paralympics

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Hernández competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships in Mexico City, Mexico. He won three medals, one silver at the 50 m backstroke S4 event, and two bronze medals at the 50 m freestyle S4 and 200 m freestyle S4. At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in London, England, he did not advance for the medals in the 50 m freestyle event.[4]

At the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru, Hernández earned to gold medals in the 50 m backstroke S4 and 50 m breaststroke SB3 categories, and two silver medals in the 50 m freestyle S4 and 100 m freestyle S4 categories.[5]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, held in Tokyo, Japan, in 2021 due to the COVID–19 pandemic, Hernández won a gold medal in the 150 m individual medley SM3 event, as well as two bronze mesals in the 50 breaststroke SB2 and 200 m freestyle S3 categories.[4]

2022–2024: Paris Summer Paralympics

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At the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, in Madeira, Portugal, Hernández won two gold medals in the 100 m freestyle S3 and 200 m freestyle S3 events,[6] earned silver in the 50 m backstroke S3 and 50 m freestyle S3 events, and bronze in the 50 m breaststroke SB2 category. He received the National Sports Award, in the Paralympic Sports category that year.[7]

At the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, England, he finished eighth in the 100 m freestyle S4 event.[8] At the 2023 Parapan American Games, in Santiago, Chile, he won a silver medal in the 50 m backstroke S4 event, and a bronze medal in the 150 m individual medley SM4 category.[9][10]

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he competed in the 50 backstroke S4 event, ending eighth.[11]

Political career

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In 2024, he was elected to the Congress of Guanajuato as a Proportional representation representative of the National Action Party (PAN), becoming the first state legislator with a disability to assume office.[2][12]

References

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  1. ↑ Carranza, Abigail (30 August 2021). "Jesús Hernández, el guanajuatense que ganó el oro en los paralímpicos" [Jesús Hernández, the athlete from Guanajuato who won gold at the Paralympics]. Líder Empresarial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Esquivel, Eloy (5 November 2024). "'Los vas a tener que hacer por ti mismo': así piensa un guerrero, ganador de medallas y hoy diputado" ['You'll have to do it yourself': that's the mindset of a warrior, medalist, and current congressman]. La Silla Rota (in Spanish). Guanajuato. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 Coello, Luz (22 August 2024). "Quién es Jesús Hernández Hernández, atleta paralímpico que buscará el oro en París 2024" [Who is Jesús Hernández Hernández, the Paralympic athlete aiming for gold at Paris 2024?]. Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "¿Quién es Jesús Hernández, medallista de oro en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Tokio 2020?" [Who is Jesús Hernández, the gold and bronze medalist at the Paralympic Games?]. Milenio (in Spanish). 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Día a día de los atletas mexicanos en Juegos Parapanamericanos" [Day-to-day activities of Mexican athletes at the Parapan American Games]. ESPN (in Spanish). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Jesús Hernández: De ser inspirado a convertirse en inspiración" [Jesús Hernández: From being inspired to becoming an inspiration]. paralympic.org (in Spanish). 18 October 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Jesús Hernández, designado Premio Nacional de Deportes 2022 en deporte paralímpico". deportedigital.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Manchester 2023 Allianz Para Swimming World Championships MEN'S 150M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM4 FINALS RESULTS SUMMARY" (PDF). paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Men's 150m Individual Medley - SM4". santiago2023.org. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Men's 50m Backstroke - S4". santiago2023.org. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Results Archive - Paris 2024 Paralympic Games - Swimming - Men S 50 M Backstroke S4". paralympic.org. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Jiménez, Óscar (9 September 2024). "De los Paralímpicos de París 2024 al Congreso de Guanajuato: Jesús Hernández tomará curul" [From the 2024 Paris Paralympics to the Guanajuato State Legislature: Jesús Hernández will take his seat]. Periódico Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
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