Antonio Delgado Palomo (20 September 1957 – 1 April 2021), also known as Antonio Delgado, was a

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete from

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

. He had a disability. He competed at the

1976 Summer Paralympics The 1976 Summer Paralympics (), branded as Torontolympiad – 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were hosted by Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 3 to 11 August 1976, marking the first time a ...

, winning a gold medal in 100 metre race and first in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. He was born in

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on 20 September 1957 and died on 1 April 2021 at the age of 63 from throat cancer.

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* * 1957 births 2021 deaths Sportspeople from Seville Spanish disabled athletes Spanish male sprinters Spanish male long jumpers Paralympic athletes for Spain Paralympic gold medalists for Spain Paralympic silver medalists for Spain Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Paralympics Deaths from throat cancer 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-sport-bio-stub