Jhon Obando

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Obandoand the second or maternal family name is Asprilla.

Jhon Obando

Personal information
Full name	Jhon Sebastian Obando Asprilla
Born	(2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 24) [1]
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability class	T20
Events	400 metres Long jump
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing   Colombia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 1 0 1 World Championships 0 1 1 Parapan American Games 1 1 0 Total 2 2 2 Paralympic Games 2024 Paris 400 m T20 2024 Paris Long jump T20 World Championships 2024 Kobe 400 m T20 2024 Kobe Long jump T20 Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago Long jump T20 2023 Santiago 400 m T20

Jhon Sebastian Obando Asprilla (born 25 March 2001) is a Colombian T20 Para-athlete. He represented Colombia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

In May 2024, Obando represented Colombia at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the 400 metre and a bronze medal in the long jump T20 events. ^[2] He then represented Colombia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 400 metres T20 event. ^[3] He also won a bronze medal in the long jump T20 event. ^[1]

References

1. "Jhon Sebastian Obando Asprilla". Paris 2024 Paralympics . Retrieved 3 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
2. "Kobe 2024: China lead super Saturday with three world records to finish on top". paralympic.org. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
3. "Muhammad Ammar Aiman's medal hopes in Paris dashed in last 10m". The Sun . 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.