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Filipino powerlifter
Agustin Kitan
Personal information
Birth nameAgustin Podes Kitan
NationalityFilipino
Born (1976-08-06) August 6, 1976 (age 48)
Baguio, Philippines
Height152 cm (4.99 ft) (2017)
Sport
Country Philippines
SportPowerlifting
Event(s)+52kg, +59kg, +65kg Category
Coached byRamon Debuque
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Men's -65 kg: 158kg (2017)
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Men's powerlifting
ASEAN Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur -65 kg

Agustin Podes Kitan is a Filipino powerlifter who has competed at the Summer Paralympics.

Early life

Kitan was born on August 6, 1976 in Baguio, Philippines though he is a native of Bauko, Mountain Province. He acquired an orthopedic impairment due to poliomyelitis.

Career

Agustin Kitan took up the sport of powerlifting in 1996. He debuted at the Summer Paralympics in the 2004 edition which was hosted in Athens, Greece. He finished 14th among 16 athletes after he register a lift of 120 kg in the -52 kg event.

Kitan returned to the Summer Paralympics in the 2012 edition. He competed in the -52kg event but failed to record any mark. At the 2014 Asian Para Games he lifted 150 kg in the -59 kg event and was ranked 7th. He competed again in the Paralympics in 2016, now in the -59 kg event and finished 7th after lifting 145 kg.

At the 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Kitan lifted 158 kg in the -65 kg event to obtain a bronze medal. This result was best result so far. He then competed at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico. He finished 1st among 7 competitors in Group C of the -65 kg event though he was 14th among 22 athletes in the final ranking.

Personal life

Agustin is married to Marivic with whom he has two sons.

References

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  2. "IPC Powerlifting Asia Open Championships - (Powerlifting) Biography Overview : KITAN Agustin". Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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  4. Oredo, Angelito. "PH powerlifter nakahabol sa Rio Paralympic Games" [PH Powerlifter gets last minute inclusion at the Rio Parlaympics Games]. Bandera (in Filipino). Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. "ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games Powerlifting Men's Up To 52 kg" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. "Powerlifting at the London 2012 Paralympic Games : Men's -52 kg". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. Villar, Joey (19 September 2017). "Sprinter Honasan strikes gold for Philippines in ASEAN Para Games". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. Malanum, Jean (20 September 2017). "Powerlifter Kitan wins bronze in ASEAN Para Games". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. Malanum, Jean (8 December 2017). "Powerlifters Ancheta, Kitan set to compete in world championships". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  10. "Results - Men's Up to 65kg Group C". Mexico City 2017. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  11. "Event Overview - Men's Up to 65kg - Medals and Final Rankings". Mexico City 2017. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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