Agustin Kitan

Agustin Kitan took up the sport of powerlifting in 1996.^[3] 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.^[5]

Kitan returned to the Summer Paralympics in the 2012 edition. He competed in the -52kg event but failed to record any mark.^[6] 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.^[3]

At the 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Kitan lifted 158 kg in the -65 kg event to obtain a bronze medal.^[7] This result was best result so far.^[8] He then competed at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico.^[9] He finished 1st among 7 competitors in Group C of the -65 kg event^[10] though he was 14th among 22 athletes in the final ranking.^[11]

Agustin is married to Marivic with whom he has two sons.^[3]