Chilean journalist and retired middle distance runner
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Squella and the second or maternal family name is
Serrano.
Pablo Cristián Squella Serrano (born August 14, 1963) is a Chilean journalist and retired middle distance runner, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He finished fifth in the 800 metres and in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1987 Pan American Games. He was appointed as minister of Sport of Chile by president Michelle Bachelet in 2016 and served in that position until 11 March 2018. He is the ambassador of the 2023 Pan American Games and the Parapan American Games in Santiago.
International competitions
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Representing 
Chile
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
| 1980
|
South American Junior Championships
|
Santiago, Chile
|
5th
|
400 m
|
49.04
|
| 1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
53.59
|
| 3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:19.3
|
| 1981
|
South American Championships
|
La Paz, Bolivia
|
3rd
|
400 m
|
48.0 A
|
| 2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:11.8
|
| South American Junior Championships
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
1st
|
400 m
|
47.9
|
| 3rd
|
800 m
|
1:51.6
|
| 3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:16.1
|
| 1982
|
Pan American Junior Championships
|
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
1:50.34
|
| 2nd
|
400 m hurdles
|
51.70
|
| Southern Cross Games
|
Santa Fe, Argentina
|
1st
|
400 m
|
47.47
|
| 1985
|
South American Championships
|
Santiago, Chile
|
5th
|
400 m hurdles
|
52.44
|
| 1986
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
La Habana, Cuba
|
2nd
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.17
|
| South American Games
|
Santiago, Chile
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
52.01
|
| 1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:08.37
|
| 1987
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Indianapolis, United States
|
18th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:51.57
|
| Universiade
|
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
|
18th (sf)
|
800 m
|
1:51.14
|
| 7th (h)
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.56
|
| 6th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:10.76
|
| Pan American Games
|
Indianapolis, United States
|
5th
|
800 m
|
1:48.39
|
| 5th
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.17
|
| World Championships
|
Rome, Italy
|
32nd (h)
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.73
|
| South American Championships
|
São Paulo, Brazil
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
50.42
|
| 2nd
|
800 m
|
1:48.64
|
| 1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:07.64
|
| 1988
|
Olympic Games
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
10th (qf)
|
800 m
|
1:46.45
|
| 1989
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
6th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:48.771
|
| South American Championships
|
Medellín, Colombia
|
1st
|
800 m
|
1:49.19 A
|
| 3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:06.34
|
| 1990
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
4th
|
1500 m
|
3:43.43
|
| 1991
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
11th (sf)
|
800 m
|
1:50.60
|
| South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
3rd
|
800 m
|
1:48.21
|
| 5th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:14.41
|
| Pan American Games
|
Havana, Cuba
|
4th
|
800 m
|
1:47.59
|
| World Championships
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
34th (h)
|
800 m
|
1:50.92
|
| 1992
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
1:48.29
|
| 6th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:11.51
|
| 1993
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Toronto, Canada
|
11th (sf)
|
800 m
|
1:50.25
|
| South American Championships
|
Lima, Peru
|
1st
|
800 m
|
1:51.98
|
| 2nd
|
1500 m
|
3:51.00
|
| 1994
|
Ibero-American Championships
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
1:49.50
|
| 4th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:08.27
|
| South American Games
|
Valencia, Venezuela
|
2nd
|
800 m
|
1:51.24
|
| 1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:06.92
|
| 1995
|
South American Championships
|
Manaus, Brazil
|
3rd
|
800 m
|
1:49.80
|
| 3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:11.83
|
1Did not finish in the semifinals
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