Abel Ávila

Abel Ávila
Abel Ávila (number 2) in the men's 1500 metres T13 final at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameAbel Ávila Rodríguez
Born15 March 1977 (1977-03-15) (age 47)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Disability classT12
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 800 metres – T12

Abel Ávila Rodríguez[a][1] (born 15 March 1977)[2] is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T12 middle-distance events.

Athletics

Competing at the Greece hosted 2005 European Championships, he won a medal.[3] He medaled at the 2006 World Championships.[3] Competing at the 2009 IBSA European Championships, he won a medal.[3] Prior to the start of the London Games, he trained with several other visually impaired Spanish track and field athletes in Logroño.[4] From the Catalan region of Spain,[3] he was a recipient a Plan ADO scholarship.[5]

Paralympics

Abel has competed in three summer Paralympics, his first in 2000 proving to be his most successful winning a silver in his only event the 800m. In the two following games he competed in 800m and 1500m and in 2004 the 5000m all without any medal success.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

References

  1. ^ "Paralimpiadas – Deportista: Abel Ávila Rodríguez". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). Paralympic.org. 9 September 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE" (in Spanish). Once.es. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Atletas paralímpicos con discapacidad visual se entrenan en Logroño – Canal de Vídeos de" (in Spanish). Spain: Larioja.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  6. ^ profile on paralympic.org


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