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Full name | Abel Vázquez Cortijo |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | 3 August 1989 | (age 34)
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Sport | Judo |
Abel Vázquez Cortijo [a] (born 3 August 1989) [1] is a judo athlete from Spain who represented Spain at the 2011 and 2013 IPC European Championships, and the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Vázquez is vision-impaired. [2] He is from Seville. [3] [4] He completed a Bachelor of Science in Physical Activity and Sport. In 2013, he was attending Pablo de Olavide University in Seville where he was working on completing a Masters of Teaching in Secondary Education. [5]
Vázquez won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championships [2] [3] held in Crawley, England. [4] In October 2011, he competed in a regional Spanish national vision impaired judo event in Guadalajara. [6] In November 2013, he competed in the Open Judo Tournament Guadalajara. [2] He competed in the 2013 IPC European Judo Championships held in early December in Eger, Hungary, [3] [7] [8] [9] winning a silver medal [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] in the under-81kilogram group. [16] He competed against Ukrainian Olexandr Kosinov for the bronze medal. [4] The national team, coached by Vicente Arolas, treated the event as preparation for the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [4] In 2013, he was one of seven Paralympic sportspeople awarded a 2013/2014 "Iberdrola Foundation Scholarship" by the Spanish Paralympic Committee, Iberdrola Foundation, the Spanish Sports Council and the Spanish Ministry of Social Services and Equality. It provided him with €490 for each of the ten academic months of the year. [5] [17]
Vázquez competed in judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. [2] [3] [18] In London, he finished in fourth place after losing in the bronze medal match. [19]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Abel Vázquez Cortijo |
Nationality | Spanish |
Born | 3 August 1989 | (age 34)
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Judo |
Abel Vázquez Cortijo [a] (born 3 August 1989) [1] is a judo athlete from Spain who represented Spain at the 2011 and 2013 IPC European Championships, and the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Vázquez is vision-impaired. [2] He is from Seville. [3] [4] He completed a Bachelor of Science in Physical Activity and Sport. In 2013, he was attending Pablo de Olavide University in Seville where he was working on completing a Masters of Teaching in Secondary Education. [5]
Vázquez won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championships [2] [3] held in Crawley, England. [4] In October 2011, he competed in a regional Spanish national vision impaired judo event in Guadalajara. [6] In November 2013, he competed in the Open Judo Tournament Guadalajara. [2] He competed in the 2013 IPC European Judo Championships held in early December in Eger, Hungary, [3] [7] [8] [9] winning a silver medal [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] in the under-81kilogram group. [16] He competed against Ukrainian Olexandr Kosinov for the bronze medal. [4] The national team, coached by Vicente Arolas, treated the event as preparation for the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [4] In 2013, he was one of seven Paralympic sportspeople awarded a 2013/2014 "Iberdrola Foundation Scholarship" by the Spanish Paralympic Committee, Iberdrola Foundation, the Spanish Sports Council and the Spanish Ministry of Social Services and Equality. It provided him with €490 for each of the ten academic months of the year. [5] [17]
Vázquez competed in judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. [2] [3] [18] In London, he finished in fourth place after losing in the bronze medal match. [19]