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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T12, F12
Further personal information
Residence
Calviá, ESP
Languages
Catalan, English, German, Spanish
Higher education
Translation/interpretation - Autonomous University of Barcelona: Spain
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up athletics in 2010 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Why this sport?
His eye condition meant he had to give up playing football. He was told athletics would be a good fit for him because he was fast and it would not take him long to adapt to the sport.
International debut
Year
2012
Competing for
Spain
Tournament
European Championships
Location
Stadskanaal, NED
General interest
Most influential person in career
His mother. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017)
Injuries
A quadriceps muscle injury meant he was unable to compete for 18 months. He had surgery in May 2018 and returned to training in April 2019. (diariodemallorca.es, 23 Apr 2019)
A hamstring tear meant he was unable to compete at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon, France. (marca.com, 12 Jun 2014)
A hamstring tear meant he was unable to compete at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon, France. (marca.com, 12 Jun 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Disability is not an obstacle, but a challenge." (Facebook profile, 16 Dec 2019)
Awards and honours
In 2017 the athletics track of Magaluf in Mallorca, Spain, was renamed after him. (micaaltv.jimdo.com, 07 Apr 2017)
He was named the 2014 Athlete of the Year in Calvia, Spain. (Twitter profile, 28 Mar 2015)
He was named the 2014 Athlete of the Year in Calvia, Spain. (Twitter profile, 28 Mar 2015)
Other sports
He has competed in able-bodied athletics at national level in Spain. (marca.com, 12 Jun 2014)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (efe.com, 09 Oct 2019)
Impairment
He was born with retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye condition that causes impaired vision. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017; marca.com, 12 Jun 2014)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m T13 | Heat 1 | 2012-08-31 | 6 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-05 | 1 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Final Round | 2012-09-05 | 9999 | |
| Men's 200 m T13 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-06 | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m T12 | Heat 3 | 2015-10-25 | 6 | |
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2015-10-28 | 9999 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Heat 1 | 2015-10-30 | 3 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Final 1 | 2015-10-31 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m T12 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-08 | 2 | |
| Men's 400 m T12 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-08 | 1 | |
| Men's 400 m T12 | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 4 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-12 | 9999 | |
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 4 | 2016-09-16 | 1 | |
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-17 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2017-07-14 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m T12 | Final 1 | 2017-07-15 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m T12 | Semifinal 1 | 2017-07-15 | 3 | |
| Men's 200 m T12 | Heat 2 | 2017-07-19 | 2 | |
| Men's 200 m T12 | Semifinal 3 | 2017-07-20 | 2 | |
| Men's 200 m T12 | Final 1 | 2017-07-21 | 2 | |
| Men's 4x100 m T11-13 | Final 1 | 2017-07-23 | 9999 |