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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 11, 2003 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Wapato, Washington, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | discus throw shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jasmine Burrell | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alicia Guerrero (born June 11, 2003) is an American para athlete specializing in throwing events.
Guerrero grew up doing ballet before transitioning to gymnastics. She then joined a basketball team in the second grade, and also played volleyball, fastpitch softball and soccer. [2]
She attended Wapato High School in Wapato, Washington where she was a Washington state throwing champion and state record holder in discus throw, javelin throw and shot put. [3]
She attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she was a member of the wheelchair basketball team, before transferring to San Diego State University in 2024, where she competes for SDSU's Adapted Athletics program in discus and shot put. [4]
Guerrero represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a bronze medal in the discus throw F64 event. [5]
On August 3, 2025, she was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships. [6] She won a bronze medal in the discus throw F64 event with a throw of 29.45 meters. [7] She also won a bronze medal in the shot put F64 event with a throw of 10.02 meters. [8]
Guerrero lost her left leg in a lawn mowing accident in 2005 at two years old. She is a member of the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation. [9]
