Antonio Andújar

Antonio Andújar
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Andújar Arroyo
NationalitySpanish
Born (1978-05-05) 5 May 1978 (age 46)
Ciudad Real, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field (F46)

Antonio Andújar Arroyo[a][1] (born 5 May 1978) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category F46 track and field events.

Personal

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Andújar was born on 5 May 1978, in Ciudad Real, Spain.[2][3] He has physical disability,[2] a disability that effects one arm and one leg.[4] His disability is such that when he walks, most of the time you cannot tell he has one.[5]

When he was 20 years old, Andújar was involved in a motorcycle accident that required him to rehabilitate using a wheelchair for about a year. Following the accident, he had less use of one side of his body.[3][6] Recovery from the motorcycle accident required 15 surgeries on his arm and 11 on his leg.[6] In 2012, he lived in El Campello, Alicante[3] and was a professional athlete.[6] When not engaged in that, he works for his family business as nutritionist, which affords him flexibility in his training schedule.[3][5][6][7]

Athletics

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Andújar is an F46 competitor.[8] He started in athletics when he was 16 years old.[3]

Andújar competed at the 2011 IPC World Athletics Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand where he finished fifth in the F46 jump event.[2] In 2012, he was a recipient of a Plan ADO €6,000 scholarship for athletes and a €2,500 scholarship as a coach.[9] The lack of financial support in his hometown resulted in him training elsewhere in 2012. Given that situation, he spoke before the city council to complain about the lack of local resources.[5][10] That year, he was also a nominee for the ADDA Provincial Sport Gala's best athlete with a disability award alongside Luis Francísco Paredes Marco and Ignacio Gil Delgado.[11] He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England where he finished 8th in the F46 triple jump event.[2][4][7][8] His jump on the finals was his season's best distance.[4] He was one of two Spanish participants from Ciudad Real to compete in London.[3] There was a ceremony at the city hall of his home town for him following his return from the London Games. It was attended by the town's mayor.[12]

In July 2013, Andújar participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[13]

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Paralimpiadas – Deportista: Antonio Andújar Arroyo". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "El membrillato Antonio Andújar debuta mañana en las Paralimpiadas de Londres" (in Spanish). Spain: Membrilla.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Antonio Andújar concluye octavo su participación en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres" (in Spanish). Spain: Membrilla.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b c David Blay / Londres (2 September 2012). "Antonio Andújar: caerse en una moto, levantarse en Londres 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: Grada360.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d "El triunfo de la voluntad, billete para las Paraolimpiadas 2012 | Alicante" (in Spanish). Spain: elmundo.es. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Antonio Andújar, lejos de la medalla en el triple salto" (in Spanish). Spain: Lanzadigital. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Antonio Andújar Arroyo Of Spain Competes In The... Fotografía de noticias | Getty Images España | 151115974" (in Spanish). Spain: Gettyimages.es. 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Becas A Entrenadores Del Plan Adop 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  10. ^ "El atleta Antonio Andujar denuncia el poco interés del Ayuntamiento de El Campello en materia de deporte - El Campello - Alicante - La illeta (19-04-2011) - Costa Comunicaciones" (in Spanish). Spain: Elraspeig.com. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  11. ^ "El ADDA acoge maρana la Gala Provincial del Deporte — Informacion.es" (in Spanish). Spain: Diarioinformacion.com. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  12. ^ "El Campello homenajea al atleta Antonio Andújar – Informacion.es" (in Spanish). Spain: Diarioinformacion.com. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Antonio Andújar y José Martínez Morote competirán en Francia en el Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico | El Pueblo de Albacete diario digital" (in Spanish). Spain: Elpueblodealbacete.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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