Achelle Guion

Achelle "Jinky" Guion is a Filipino para powerlifter, born in Manila on 29 December 1971, who lifts in the lightest women's class, now called the 45 kilogram category. Her mobility impairment is the lasting effect of polio. She began powerlifting in 2003 and went on to represent the Philippines at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she placed sixth of eight in the women's 44 kilogram event with a lift of 70 kilograms. She won silver medals at the Asian Para Games in Guangzhou in 2010, Incheon in 2014 and Jakarta in 2018, and finished eighth at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico City. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics by invitation but withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19. Outside sport she studied business management at Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City.