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Abel Avila

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Spain
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
T12, F12

Further personal information

Residence
Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, ESP
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Catalan, Spanish

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up athletics in 1998 in Manresa, Spain.
Why this sport?
He used to practise the sport in school and enjoyed it.

International debut

Year
2000
Competing for
Spain
Location
Sydney, NSW

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens and setting the world record in the process. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)
Most influential person in career
His family and his coach. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)
Hero / Idol
Moroccan middle distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj. (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012)
Famous relatives
His younger brother Ignacio won a gold medal in the T 12 800m at 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (iwasf.com, 2008)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 800 m T12 Heat 1 1
Men's 800 m T12 Final Round 2
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T13 Final Round 8
Men's 1500 m T13 Heat 3 2
Men's 800 m T12 Heat 1 2
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 4x400 m T11-13 Final Round 1
Men's 4x400 m T11-13 Heat 2 1
Men's 1500 m T12 Final Round 2
Men's 1500 m T12 Heat 1 1
Men's 800 m T12 Final Round 3
Men's 800 m T12 Heat 3 1
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 5000 m T12 Final Round 5
Men's 1500 m T13 Final Round 5
Men's 1500 m T13 Heat 1 4
Men's 800 m T12 Final Round 5
Men's 800 m T12 Heat 1 2
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T12 Heat 1 2011-01-24 3
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 1500 m T13 Heat 1 2012-09-02 10