Pablo Squella

Pablo Cristián Squella Serrano (born August 14, 1963) is a Chilean journalist and retired middle distance runner, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Pablo Squella
Pablo Squella in 2016
Minister of Sport of Chile
In office November 18, 2016 – March 11, 2018
President	Michelle Bachelet
Preceded by	Natalia Riffo
Succeeded by	Pauline Kantor
Personal details
Born	(1963-08-14) August 14, 1963

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Chile
South American Games
	1982 Santa Fe	400 m
	1986 Santiago	400 m hurdles
	1994 Valencia	800 m

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Squella and the second or maternal family name is Serrano.

Squella competed for the Texas Longhorns track and field team in the NCAA. In 2012, he was inducted into the Penn Relays hall of fame. He finished fifth in the 800 metres and in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1987 Pan American Games.

He was appointed as minister of Sport of Chile by president Michelle Bachelet in 2016 and served in that position until 11 March 2018. He is the ambassador of the 2023 Pan American Games and the Parapan American Games in Santiago.

International competitions

Representing Chile

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1980	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	5th	400 m	49.04
			1st	400 m hurdles	53.59
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.3
1981	South American Junior Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	400 m	47.9
			3rd	800 m	1:51.6
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:16.1
	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	3rd	400 m	48.0 A
			2nd	400 m hurdles	52.7 A
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.8
1982	Pan American Junior Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	2nd	800 m	1:50.34
			2nd	400 m hurdles	51.70
	Southern Cross Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	400 m	47.47
1985	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	5th	400 m hurdles	52.44
1986	Ibero-American Championships	La Habana, Cuba	2nd	400 m hurdles	50.17
	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	1st	400 m hurdles	52.01
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.37
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	18th (h)	800 m	1:51.57
	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	18th (sf)	800 m	1:51.14
			7th (h)	400 m hurdles	50.56
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.76
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	5th	800 m	1:48.39
			5th	400 m hurdles	50.17
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	32nd (h)	400 m hurdles	50.73
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	400 m hurdles	50.42
			2nd	800 m	1:48.64
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.64
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	10th (qf)	800 m	1:46.45
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th (h)	800 m	1:48.771
	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	800 m	1:49.19 A
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.34
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	4th	1500 m	3:43.43
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	11th (sf)	800 m	1:50.60
	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	3rd	800 m	1:48.21
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.41
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	4th	800 m	1:47.59
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	34th (h)	800 m	1:50.92
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	800 m	1:48.29
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.51
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	11th (sf)	800 m	1:50.25
	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	800 m	1:51.98
			2nd	1500 m	3:51.00
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	2nd	800 m	1:49.50
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.27
	South American Games	Valencia, Venezuela	2nd	800 m	1:51.24
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.92
1995	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	3rd	800 m	1:49.80
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.83

¹Did not finish in the semifinals

References

• Pablo Squella at World Athletics
• 1983 Year Ranking
• sports-reference