Eduardo Cisternas
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| Full name | Eduardo Alberto Cisternas Gómez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 2004 Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 200, 400, 800, 1500 freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Pennsylvania State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stade Francais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eduardo Alberto Cisternas Gómez (born January 10, 2004, in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events. He is a two-time Olympian and a Chilean national record holder in multiple freestyle events.[1]
Cisternas competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2] He set a new Chilean national record in the event during the preliminary heats, improving upon his previous mark.[3]
At the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Cisternas reached the final of the men's 400 metre freestyle and finished seventh.[4][5]
He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[6] In the event, he posted a time of 3:51.29, setting a new Chilean national record in the discipline.[7]
In 2025, Cisternas competed at the Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, where he won silver medals in the men's 200 metre freestyle with a time of 1:47.99 and the men's 400 metre freestyle with a time of 3:49.40.[8]
Academic background
Cisternas is a student-athlete at Pennsylvania State University, where he competes in the university’s NCAA Division I swimming program.[9][10]
