Alejandro Sánchez Palomero (born 6 November 1986) is a triathlete and former S8

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Swimming

In 2007, Sánchez competed at the IDM German Open. Sánchez competed at the 2010 IPC World Championships in the Netherlands, finishing seventh in the 100 breaststroke and eighth in the 200 individual medley. In 2013, he competed in the Championship of Spain by Autonomous Open Paralympic Swimming where he represented the Balearic Islands.

Paralympics

Sánchez competed at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

, winning a bronze medal in the 100 meter S8 breaststroke. He competed at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

, where he did not medal.

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* * 1986 births Living people Spanish male breaststroke swimmers Spanish male triathletes Paralympic triathletes for Spain Paralympic swimmers for Spain Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics S8-classified para swimmers {{Spain-Paralympic-medalist-stub