Nelson Crispín

Nelson Crispín
Crispín at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameNelson Crispín Corzo
Born10 May 1992 (1992-05-10) (age 34)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClassificationsS6, SB6, SM6
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's para swimming
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 8 1
World Championships 14 9 8
Parapan American Games 12 7 4
South American Para Games 1 0 0
Total 28 24 13
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo200 m medley SM6
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro50 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro100 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo100 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris50 m butterfly S6
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris200 m medley SM6
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo50 m butterfly S6
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City50 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City50 m butterfly S6
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place2019 London50 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2019 London100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2019 London100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore50 m butterfly S6
Gold medal – first place2025 Singapore100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal400 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2015 Glasgow100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place2015 Glasgow200 m medley SM6
Silver medal – second place2017 Mexico City100 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira50 m butterfly S6
Silver medal – second place2022 Madeira100 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2023 Manchester100 m breaststroke SB6
Silver medal – second place2025 Singapore100 m freestyle S6
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal50 m freestyle S6
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal50 m butterfly S6
Bronze medal – third place2013 Montreal100 m breaststroke SB6
Bronze medal – third place2019 London50 m butterfly S6
Bronze medal – third place2019 London200 m medley SM6
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester50 m butterfly S6
Bronze medal – third place2025 Singapore50 m freestyle S6
Bronze medal – third place2025 Singapore200 m medley SM6
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto50 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto50 m butterfly S6
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima50 m butterfly S6
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100 m freestyle S6
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago50 m butterfly S6
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago100 m breaststroke SB6
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago200 m medley SM6
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara50 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara50 m butterfly S6
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto100 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto200 m medley SM6
Silver medal – second place2019 Lima400 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago100 m freestyle S6
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago100 m backstroke S6
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto400 m freestyle S6
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima100 m backstroke S6
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago4×100 m mixed freestyle relay 34 pts
Bronze medal – third place2023 Santiago4×50 m mixed medley relay 20 pts
South American Para Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Valledupar100 m breaststroke SB5-SB6

Nelson Crispín Corzo[a] (born 10 May 1992) is a Colombian Paralympic swimmer.[1] He represented Colombia at the Summer Paralympic Games in 2012, 2016, 2021 and 2024.[1] He won ten medals in total: one gold medal, eight silver medals and one bronze medal.

Career

In 2016, he won the silver medal in the men's 50 metre freestyle S6, the men's 100 metre freestyle S6 and the men's 100 metre breaststroke SB6 events.[1] He was also the flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

He represented Colombia at both the 2015 Parapan American Games and the 2019 Parapan American Games.[2] He also competed at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Crispin and the second or maternal family name is Corzo.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nelson Crispin Corzo". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Lima 2019: Love story brings glory in the pool". paralympic.org. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "World Para Swimming Championships 2019 | Day 3". Olympic Channel. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.