Jerrold Mangliwan

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Macabio and the surname or paternal family name is Mangliwan.

Jerrold Mangliwan

Mangliwan in 2024
Personal information
Birth name	Jerrold Pete Macabio Mangliwan
Born	17 October 1979 (1979-10-17) (age 45) Tabuk, Kalinga-Apayao, Philippines
Education	Trinity University of Asia
Years active	2009–present
Sport
Country	Philippines
Sport	Wheelchair racing
Disability	Paraplegia
Disability class	T52
Medal record Men's para athletics Representing  Philippines Event 1st 2nd 3rd Asian Para Games 1 1 0 ASEAN Para Games 6 1 0 Total 7 2 0 Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou 400m T52 2022 Hangzhou 100m T52 ASEAN Para Games 2023 Cambodia 200m T52 2023 Cambodia 400m T52 2022 Surakarta 100m T52 2022 Surakarta 400m T52 2015 Singapore 200m T52 2015 Singapore 100m T52 2015 Singapore 400m T52

Jerrold Pete Macabio Mangliwan (born 17 October 1979)^[1] is a Filipino wheelchair racer who is a two-time Paralympian for the Philippines who competed in the 2016 and 2020 editions. In wheelchair racing, he competes in the T52 classification.^[2][3]

Early life and education

Jerrold Pete Mangliwan was born on October 17, 1979 in Tabuk which was then part of the Kalinga-Apayao province.^[4][5] He contracted polio when he was two years old which rendered him paraplegiac.^[3]

He studied at the Christian Learning Center and Saint Theresita's School Lubuagan for his secondary education. He moved to Metro Manila to attend the Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City to pursue his collegiate studies.^[4] He graduated with a degree in mass communication.^[6]

Career

Mangliwan became a para-athlete when he was in college.^[4] He took up the sport of wheelchair racing in 2009 upon the encouragement of a friend.^[3] Within the past four years, he has tried other sports such as wheelchair basketball and sailing but found more success as a wheelchair racer.^[7][8]

Mangliwan with his friend would wheelchair race from Montalban to Cubao. He would secure a place in the Philippine national team. He also had to deal with transporting his wheelchair from Caloocan where he is residing with his sibling to the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.^[8]

He would first compete for his country at the 2009 ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur.^[4] At the 2015 edition in Singapore, he won gold medals at the 100m and 200m T52 race, and a silver in the 400m T52 race.^[9] In 2023 in Cambodia, he won two golds in the 200m and 400m T52 races.^[10]

Mangliwan is a two-time Paralympian, having competed in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. He was the flagbearer for the Philippines for the latter.^[11]

Mangliwan has also competed in the Asian Para Games four times. He would accomplish his first podium finish in the 2022 edition in Hangzhou, China by clinching the silver medal at the 100m T52 race.^[12] This was followed by a gold in the 400m race.^[13]

References

1. "Athletes Info: JERROLD PETE MACABIO MANGLIWAN". 2023 ASEAN Para Games. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
2. "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: Jerrold Pete Mangliwan". paralympic.org. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
3. "Mangliwan, Jerrold Pete". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
4. Cawas, Kara Nodima (September 5, 2021). "Kalinga's Pride: Mangliwan's Next Journey after 2020 Paralympic Games". GuruPress Cordillera. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
5. "MANGLIWAN Jerrold Pete". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
6. Henson, Joaquin (January 15, 2016). "Para Games medalists await incentives". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
7. Pedralvez, Manolo (August 23, 2021). "Paralympics: Wheelchair racer Mangliwan feels PH flag-bearer's role result of hard work, resilience". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
8. Grana, Rhia (August 27, 2021). "This Paralympian used to wheelchair his way to training, from his home in Caloocan to Ultra". ANCX. ABS-CBN. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
9. Leyba, Olmin (July 21, 2016). "Mangliwan gains berth in Rio Paralympics". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
10. Masoy, Niel Victor (June 13, 2023). "Retirement far from Mangliwan's mind". The Manila Times. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
11. Bacnis, Justine (August 23, 2021). "Jerrold Mangliwan says being in Paralympics is already an achievement". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
12. Navarro, June (October 24, 2023). "Jerrold Mangliwan delivers first PH silver in 4th Asian Para Games". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
13. Payo, Jasmine (October 27, 2023). "Wheelchair racer Mangliwan cops 5th PH gold in dramatic Asian Para Games win". Rappler. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

External links

• Jerrold Pete Mangliwan at the International Paralympic Committee
• Jerrold Pete Mangliwan at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)