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Raul Fernandez Arrizabalaga (born 13 January 1972 in
Luarca Luarca (Ḷḷuarca in Asturian language, Asturian and coofficially) is a parish and the principal town in the Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Valdés, Asturias, Valdés in Asturias, Spain. Luarca (town) is a fishing and pleasure port. L ...
) is a
cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...
and judo athlete from
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. He is blind and is a B2 type athlete. He competed at the
1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internatio ...
in cycling. He competed at the
2004 Summer Paralympics The 2004 Summer Paralympics (), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 28 September ...
in judo. He finished third in the Up to 90 kg Open group.


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Spanish male cyclists Living people 1972 births Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Paralympics People from Valdés, Asturias Spanish male judoka Paralympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic judoka for Spain Paralympic cyclists for Spain Cyclists from Asturias 20th-century Spanish people {{Spain-judo-bio-stub