Herbert Aceituno

Aceituno competed in the men's 72 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil without a successful lift.^[3] He was also the flag bearer for El Salvador during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the event.^[4]

Aceituno won the bronze medal in the men's 59 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[5][6] It became the first ever medal achievement for El Salvador at the Paralympics.^[7][8] He was also one of the flag bearers for El Salvador during the Parade of Nations as part of the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[9] A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.^[10][11] This was the first ever medal achievement for El Salvador at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.^[10][11]

At the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, he finished in 8th place in the men's 65 kg event.^[12] In July 2019, he competed at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. A month later, at the Parapan American Games held in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg event.^[13][14] He also set a new Parapan American record of 182 kg.^[13][14][15] In December 2019, at the inaugural Panam Sports Awards, Aceituno won the award of Best Male Para Athlete for his achievement at the 2019 Parapan American Games.^[16]

Aceituno also won the gold medal in the men's 59 kg event at the 2023 Parapan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.