Darwin Castro

Darwin Castro

Personal information
Nationality	Ecuador
Born	(1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 32) Cuenca, Ecuador
Medal record Athletics World Championships 2025 New Delhi 5000 m T13 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto 5000 m T11

Darwin Gustavo Castro Reyes (born 6 July 1993) is an Ecuadorian Paralympian athlete competing mainly in the middle and long-distance events.

Early life

Darwin Gustavo Castro Reyes was born on 6 July 1993 in Cuenca, Ecuador. In 2012, Castro had lost his vision as a result of being diagnosed with keratoconus. Unable to restore his vision, he turned to para-athletics, in which he credits for feeling alive again. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Castro competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games, where he won the bronze medal in the 5000 m T11. ^[3] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, he made his Paralympic debut and competed in the 1500 and 5000 metres, finishing in seventh place in the latter. ^{[4] [5]} At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Castro competed in the 1500 and 5000 metres, finishing in fifth and sixth place in these respective events. ^{[6] [7]} At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he competed in the 1500 and 5000 metres, finishing in seventh place in the latter. ^{[8] [9]} At the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, Castro won the bronze medal in the 5000 m T13 event. ^[10]

References

1. "Darwin Castro seeks Ecuador's first Paralympic medal". Paralympic.org. 6 September 2016.
2. "Agitos Foundation launches Road to Rio 2016 film series with story of Ecuador's Darwin Castro". Infobae. 12 July 2021.
3. "Medalists Men's 5000m T11" (PDF). 10 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 August 2015.
4. "Men's 1500m - T11 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
5. "Men's 5000m - T11 Schedule & Results – Paralympic Athletics". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
6. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
7. "Athletics – Men's 5000m - T11 – Final – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
8. "Men's 1500m – T11 – Round 1 – Heat 1/2 results" (PDF). Paralympics. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
9. "Men's 5000 metres – T11 – Final results" (PDF). 30 August 2024.
10. "New Delhi 2025: Day one medallists". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.

External links

• Darwin Castro at the International Paralympic Committee