Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S4, SB3, SM4
Further personal information
Residence
Oviedo, ESP
Languages
English, Spanish
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up swimming in 1994 in Pamplona, Spain.
Why this sport?
"I have been practising swimming from an early age for rehabilitation."
Club / Team
CD Midayu Tenerife: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP
Name of coach
Jose Luis Guadalupe [club]
International debut
Year
2000
Competing for
Spain
Tournament
Paralympic Games
Location
Sydney, NSW, AUS
General interest
Hobbies
Travelling, watching films, sport. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)
Most influential person in career
His first coach Jose Luis Ramon. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)
Impairment
He has cerebral palsy as the result of being prematurely born. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 50 m Freestyle S4 | Heat 3 | 5 | ||
Men's 100 m Freestyle S4 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
Men's 200 m Freestyle S4 | Final Round | 8 | ||
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4 | Heat 2 | 5 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 200 m Freestyle S4 | Heat 2 | 8 | ||
Men's 50 m Backstroke S4 | Heat 2 | 6 |