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Spain At The Paralympic Games
Athletes from Spain have competed at the Paralympic Games since the 1968 Summer events and the country hosted the 1992 Summer Paralympics. Competitors have represented Spain in ten of the twelve Summer Paralympics, missing only the first two events in Rome and Tokyo. Spain's breakthrough year came in 1992 when they hosted the event; their medal tally rocketed with a level of performance that would be maintained for the following two events. The 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney saw their greatest achievements at the Games but the medal victories were overshadowed by a cheating controversy that would change the way that intellectually disabled competitors were tested for their disability (see ''Cheating at the Paralympic Games'').IPC. 2 February 2003. INAS-FID Eligibility System Unsatisfactory: Athletes with Intellectual Disability Cannot Participate. Accessed 14 August 2007. Teams Traditionally, Spain has sent three times as many male competitors as female competitors. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Paralympic Committee
Spanish Paralympic Committee ( es, Comité Paralímpico Español, CPE) is a Spanish non-profit sport organisation founded in 1995, that oversees five national disability sport federations. The organisation has a Secretary General and a President. Since 2005, they have been supported by Plan ADO. In 2000, the CPE was involved in a cheating scandal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. History The CPE was created in 1995 in response to the success of Spanish competitors at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. ONCE, Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles (ONCE) assisted in setting up the CPE. In 1998, the Spanish government changed the laws, which impacted the status of the CPE to recognise it as equal to that of the Spanish Olympic Committee. At the same time, the organisation was received legal status, "declaración de utilidad pública", as being useful to the general public. Governance and funding The organisation is a non-profit, and is set up and taxed in the same manner as the Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Javier Torres Ramis
Vicente Javier "Xavi" Torres Ramis (born 14 June 1974 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands) is an S5 swimmer from Spain. Personal Torres was born on 14 June 1974 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands. In May 2012, he was a presenter at the International Film Festival Maremostra Ocea. In November 2013, he participated in a program run by the Programa ADOP Empleo to train Paralympic athletes in developing business communication and entrepreneurship skills. Swimming Torres is an S5/ SM4 swimmer from Spain. He has held four world records in his classification. In 2010, Torres competed at the Tenerife International Open. Before the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands, he went to a swimming camp with the national team that was part of the Paralympic High Performance Program (HARP Program). Eindhoven, Netherlands hosted the 2010 World Swimming Championships at which he competed. He qualified for the 50 meter breaststroke finals after posting the eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarai Gascón Moreno
Sarai Gascón Moreno (born 16 November 1992 in Terrassa, Province of Barcelona) is a Spanish paralympic swimmer. Personal life Gascón was born 16 November 1992 in Terrassa, Province of Barcelona. She has a disability in that she was born without part of her left forearm. In 2013, she was awarded the silver Royal Award for Merit in Sports (Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo). Career Gascón is a S9 type swimmer. She is affiliated with the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled (FEDDF). In 2007, Gascón competed at the IDM German Open. She raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where she earned a silver in the 100 meter breaststroke race. At the 2009 IPC European Swimming Championship in Reykjavík, Iceland, Gascón, Ana Rubio, Esther Morales Fernández and Julia Castelló won a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay. In 2010, Gascón trained at the Centre d'alt Rendiment or CAR (High Performance Center) in Sant Cugat, Barcelona Province. That year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Font
According to the Book of Judges, Deborah ( he, דְּבוֹרָה, ''Dəḇōrā'', "bee") was a prophetess of the God of the Israelites, the fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israel and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible. Many scholars contend that the phrase, "a woman of Lappidot", as translated from biblical Hebrew in Judges 4:4 denotes her marital status as the wife of Lappidot.Van Wijk-Bos, Johanna WH. ''The End of the Beginning: Joshua and Judges''. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2019. Alternatively, "lappid" translates as "torch" or "lightning", therefore the phrase, "woman of Lappidot" could be referencing Deborah as a "fiery woman." Deborah told Barak, an Israelite general from Kedesh in Naphtali, that God commanded him to lead an attack against the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and his military commander Sisera (Judges 4:6–7); the entire narrative is recounted in chapter 4. Judges chapter 5 gives the same story in poetic form. This passage, often called ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Viedma (athlete)
Juan Viedma is a paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category F11 long and triple jump events. Juan has competed in four paralympics starting with his home games in Spain in 1992. He competed in the pentathlon and 100m before winning a silver in the long jump and gold in the triple jump. The following games in 1996 he defended his triple jump gold medal but could only manage bronze in the long jump. 2000 saw him fail to medal in either of the jumps but he was part of the bronze medal-winning 4 × 100 m relay team for Spain. He returned for a fourth games in 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ... where he competed in the long and triple jump but was unable to add any further medals. References Paralympic athletes for Spain Athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatriz Mendoza
Beatriz Mendoza is a paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T12 sprint events. Beatriz was first part of the Spanish Paralympic games team at their home games in 1992 where she won bronze in the 100m and 200m. At the following games in Atlanta in 1996 she did the sprint double, winning gold in the 100m and 200m. Her third and final games were in Sydney in 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ... where again competing in the 100m and 200m she won bronze in the 100m and silver in the 200m. References Paralympic athletes of Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Spain Paralympic silver medalists f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Venge
Christian Venge Balboa (born 1 December 1972 in Barcelona) is a cyclist from Spain. Personal He has a vision impairment. In 2013, he was awarded the gold Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo. Cycling Venge competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the third cyclist to finish in the blind men's Tandem Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the second cyclist to finish in the men's blind Combined Road race. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first cyclist to finish in the Tandem Time Trial Road race. He was the second cyclists to finish in the Tandem Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first cyclist to finish in the Road Trial race. His pilot for the 2012 Games was David Llaurado. All told, he has earned five Paralympic medals. He also represented the Spain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Luque
--> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (other), various locations in Azores, Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde People * Miguel (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media *Miguel (singer) (born 1985), Miguel Jontel Pimentel, American recording artist *Miguel Bosé (born 1956), Spanish pop new wave musician and actor *Miguel Calderón (born 1971), artist and writer *Miguel Cancel (born 1968), former American singer *Miguel Córcega (1929–2008), Mexican actor and director *Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), Spanish author *Miguel Delibes (1920–2010), Spanish novelist *Miguel Ferrer (1955–2017), American actor *Miguel Galván (1957–2008), Mexican actor *Miguel Gómez (photographer) (born 1974), Colombian / American photographer. *Miguel Ángel Landa (born 1936), Venezuelan ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Floriano Millan
Enrique Floriano Millan (born 9 October 1982 in Lorca, Murcia) is a vision impaired B2/ S12 swimmer from Spain. Personal Floriano is from the Extremadura region of Spain. Floriano got a job with help from the Employment HPOD PROAD Program, which is helped by ONCE. In October 2013, he was awarded the Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo. Swimming In 2007, Floriano competed at the IDM German Open. He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle and 200 meter individual medley race, and a silver medal in the 100 meter backstroke race. He also won a bronze in the 4 x 100 meter medley Relay 49 Points race. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, winning a silver medal in the 400 meter freestyle and in the 4 x 100 meter medley Relay 49 Points race, and a bronze medal in the 200 meter individual medley race. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning a silver medal 400 meter freestyle race. He competed at the 2012 Summer Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Alonso
Michelle Alonso Morales (born 29 March 1994, in Tenerife) is a swimmer competitor from Spain. She has been dubbed by the media as ''"The Little Mermaid of the Canary Islands"''. She is also considered one of the most important personalities of Spanish sport. Personal Alonso was born 29 March 1994 and has an intellectual disability. She is from the Canary Islands. As of 2012, she lived in Tenerife. In October 2013, she was awarded the gold Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo at a ceremony at the Teatro de Madrid Cofidis, and attended by Princess Elena, Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, José Ignacio Wert, the president of the Higher Sports Council (CSD), Miguel Cardinal, and the Director General of Sports of CSD, Ana Muñoz. Swimming Alonso is an S14 classified swimmer. She is affiliated with the Spanish Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (FEddi). In 2010, Alonso competed at the Tenerife International Open. In 2012 Alonso competed at the Paraly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Collado Alarcon
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, names and titles), was a first-century Jews, Jewish preacher and religious leader; he is the central figure of Christianity, the Major religious groups, world's largest religion. Most Christians believe he is the Incarnation (Christianity), incarnation of God the Son and the awaited Messiah#Christianity, Messiah (the Christ (title), Christ) prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Historicity of Jesus, Jesus existed historically. Quest for the historical Jesus, Research into the historical Jesus has yielded some uncertainty on the historical reliability of the Gospels and on how closely the Jesus portrayed in the New Testament reflects the historical Jesus, as the only detailed records of Jesus' life are contained in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Ten
Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portuguese comedian *Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer *Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist *Ricardo Ávila, Panamanian footballer *Ricardo Bralo, Argentine long-distance runner *Ricardo Bueno Fernández, Spanish politician *Ricardo Busquets, Puerto Rican swimmer *Ricardo Cardeno, Colombian triathlete *Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Cortez, American actor *Ricardo Darín, Argentine actor *Ricardo (footballer, born 1980), full name Ricardo da Silva, Cape Verdean-Portuguese footballer *Ricardo Faty, Senegalese footballer *Ricardo Fischer, Brazilian basketball player *Ricardo Fortaleza, Filipino-Australian boxer *Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican football (soccer) player * Ricardo A. "Rick" Galindo, American politician *Ricardo Gome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
