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 1Did not finish in the semifinals References 1983 Year Ranking sports-reference 1963 births Living people Chilean sportsperson-politicians Chilean journalists Chilean Ministers of Sport Chilean male hurdlers Chilean male sprinters Chilean male middle-distance runners Olympic male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Chile South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games silver medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1982 Southern Cross Games Competitors at the 1986 South American Games Competitors at the 1994 South American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Chile Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Chilean people