Berdine Castillo

Berdine Castillo
Personal information
Full name	Berdine Castillo Lillo
Nationality	Chilean (born in Haiti)
Born	March 18, 2000 (age 24); Port-au-Prince
Education	Andrés Bello National University
Sport
Sport	Track & field
Event	800 metres

Last updated September 30, 2024

Berdine Castillo Lillo (born March 18, 2000) is a Haitian born Chilean athlete. She competes internationally at 800 metres. She won a gold meal in the 2023 South American Championships in Athletics.

Life

Castillo was born in Haiti at Port-au-Prince in 2000.^[2]

Her life changed in 2006, when she met her adoptive father Mario Castillo. He had come to Haiti the year before as part of a contingent from the Chilean Air Force to help with establishing peace on the island. He met her when she was living in a home. Mario sent photos of her to his wife and they decided to adopt her, after eight months, and take her to Chile. There, she went to a kindergarten, where she learned Spanish, and she found no racism.^[2]

Her presence in her new country was formally recognised when Chile's Supreme Court recognised Castillo as a Chilean citizen. It was the first time the court had done this for a Haitian.^[2] She says that she remembers only a few phrases of her first language and she has only small memories of her life before Chile. She just about remembers her birth mother, who had visited her when she in the Haitian home.^[2]

Castillo tried a number of sports including artistic gymnastics and swimming before she chose running as her choice. In her running she is supported by her father who comes to support her and he has been known to watch videos to give her sporting advice.^[3] Berdine went to the Andrés Bello National University where she learned about obstetrics.^[3]

In 2021 the South American Under-23 Athletics Championships was in Ecuador and Castillo became the South American champion at 800 meters.^[3] In July 2022 she was in Columbia at the Bolivarian Games.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2023 she was in San Paulo in Brazil at the 2023 South American Championships in Athletics.^[4] She won Chile's fourth Gold medal in the 800 metres beating nine others including Cristina de Almeida and Anita Poma.^[5]

In November 2023, she was complaining to the press about being under pressure not to compete. She mentioned Poulette Cardoch not being chosen despite having the third best time. She believed the decision was based on racism and pressure brought by the retired sprinter Ximena Restrepo.^[3]

In January 2024 she was at Cochabamba in Bolivia at the 2024 South American Indoor Championships in Athletics.^{[ citation needed ]}

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References

↑ "Berdine CASTILLO | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
1 2 3 4 Dall'Orso, Caterina (2018-04-02). "La zancada de Berdine". La Tercera. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
1 2 3 4 Bustos, Daniel (2023-11-10). "¿Quién es Berdine Castillo? La sufrida historia de la atleta chilena-haitiana que denunció de racismo a Ximena Restrepo". La Tercera. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
↑ Meganoticias (2023-10-04). "Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023: Este es el listado completo de deportistas chilenos". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
↑ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Berdine Castillo ganó en los 800 metros y sumó otro oro para Chile en el Sudamericano de Atletismo Sub 23". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-12.

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[1] "Berdine CASTILLO | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-03-12.

[dallorso-2] 1 2 3 4 Dall'Orso, Caterina (2018-04-02). "La zancada de Berdine". La Tercera. Retrieved 2024-03-12.

[bustos-3] 1 2 3 4 Bustos, Daniel (2023-11-10). "¿Quién es Berdine Castillo? La sufrida historia de la atleta chilena-haitiana que denunció de racismo a Ximena Restrepo". La Tercera. Retrieved 2024-03-12.

[4] Meganoticias (2023-10-04). "Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023: Este es el listado completo de deportistas chilenos". meganoticias.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-12.

[u23gold-5] Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Berdine Castillo ganó en los 800 metros y sumó otro oro para Chile en el Sudamericano de Atletismo Sub 23". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-12.

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