Joan Munar Martínez (born 1 February 1996 in

Palma de Mallorca Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situate ...

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) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T12 track and field events. He has a vision impairment.

Personal life

Munar was born on 1 February 1996 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. He has a vision impairment. He lived in the Baleric Islands.

Athletics

Munar is a Paralympic T12 track and field athlete. He does not race with a sighted guide. Munar has won the Mallorca Athletics Region Championship. In 2011, he won the Spanish national championship. He competed at the 2012 IPC European Athletics Championships and earned two golds in the 100 meter and 200 meter events. One of his golds came in the 200 meters. He competed in 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 ...

in London, England where he finished 12th in the 100 meters and had a DNF in the 4 X 100 meter race. The 100 meters was his first race of the Games. He ran in the semi-finals with his guide in the 4 × 100 meter race on the seventh day of the Games. He was one of twenty-four members of the Spanish athletics team. Competing at the Games as a 16-year-old, he was the youngest member of the athletics team. In May 2013, he competed in the Spanish national championships, where he earned a gold medal in the 200 meters and a silver in the 100 meters. In July 2013, he participated in the

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, ...

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