|
Ángel Jiménez (long Jumper)
Ángel Jiménez Cabeza is a Paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category F13 long jump events. Jiménez is a double gold medalist winning the long jump in both the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and the 2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ... in London. He also won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay team (T11-T13). References Paralympic athletes for Cuba Cuban male long jumpers Cuban male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Cuba Paralympic silver medalists for Cuba Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paralympic Athletics
Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practiced by people with a disability as a disabled sports, parasport. The list of athletics events, athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair racing and the club throw, which are specific to the division. Certain able-bodied events are rarely contested as para-athletic events outside deaf sport; pole vault, triple jump, hammer (of which the club throw is sometimes considered the para-athletic equivalent) and the three hurdling events. The sport is known by various names, including disability athletics, disabled track and field and Paralympic athletics. Top-level competitors may be called elite athletes with disability. Governance Competitors are typically organised into three broad categories: deaf sports, athletes with a physical disability, and athletes with an intellectual disability. Deaf athletes typically compete among themselves at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
