José Manuel Fernández Barranquero (born 19 March 1975 in

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) is a

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from

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competing mainly in category T46 track events. Fernandez competed in three Paralympics over varying distances. His first games were in

1992 Summer Paralympics The 1992 Summer Paralympics (; ) were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In addition, the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap were held immediately after the regular Paralymp ...

in his home country where he competed in the 1500m, 10000m and marathon. In

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

he competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m but was still unable to win that elusive medal. However, in the

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 the last time that the Summer Paralympics were organized by two different Organ ...

he competed in the 400m, won a bronze in the 800m and was part of the silver medal-winning Spanish 400m relay team.

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