Abel Vázquez Explained

Abel Vázquez
Full Name:Abel Vázquez Cortijo
Nationality:Spanish
Sport:Judo

Abel Vázquez Cortijo (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.

Personal

Vázquez is vision-impaired. He is from Seville.[2] 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.

Judo

Vázquez won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championships held in Crawley, England.[2] In October 2011, he competed in a regional Spanish national vision impaired judo event in Guadalajara.[3] In November 2013, he competed in the Open Judo Tournament Guadalajara.[4] He competed in the 2013 IPC European Judo Championships held in early December in Eger, Hungary,[5] [6] [7] [8] winning a silver medal[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] in the under-81kilogram group.[15] He competed against Ukrainian Olexandr Kosinov for the bronze medal.[2] The national team, coached by Vicente Arolas, treated the event as preparation for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2] 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.[16] [17]

Paralympics

Vázquez competed in judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4] [5] [18] In London, he finished in fourth place after losing in the bronze medal match.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abel Vazquez Cortijo . Rio2016.com . . https://web.archive.org/web/20161017055320/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/abel-vazquez-cortijo . 2016-10-17 . dead.
  2. Web site: Abel Vázquez se alzó con la medalla de plata en el Campeonato de Europa paralímpico — content deportivo . Estadiodeportivo.com . 2013-02-26 . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  3. Web site: Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad . Servimedia.es . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227142306/http://www.servimedia.es/Noticias/DetalleNoticia.aspx?seccion=23&id=174415 . 27 December 2013.
  4. Web site: El diario de Alhaurín de la Torre . diariolatorre.es . November 8, 2013 . November 21, 2013 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227045710/http://www.diariolatorre.es/index.php?id=39&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=26948&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=176&cHash=462402e225 . December 27, 2013.
  5. Web site: El diario de Alhaurín de la Torre . diariolatorre.es . 2007-08-02 . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227045625/http://www.diariolatorre.es/index.php?id=39&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=27178&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=11&cHash=25b6d2cb9b . 27 December 2013.
  6. Web site: Carmen Herrera y Mónica Merenciano lucharán en Hungría por conquistar el Campeonato de Europa de Judo Paralímpico . MARCA.com . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  7. Web site: El coruñés Adrián Rodríguez, hasta Hungría por un sueño — La Opinión A Coruña . 4 December 2013 . Laopinioncoruna.es . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  8. Web site: Deportes. carmen herrera y mónica merenciano lucharán en hungría por conquistar el campeonato de europa de judo paralímpico — EcoDiario.es . Ecodiario.eleconomista.es . 2013-12-03 . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  9. Web site: Deportes. espana finaliza con cuatro medallas el campeonato de europa de judo paralímpico — EcoDiario.es . Ecodiario.eleconomista.es . 2013-12-07 . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  10. Web site: Abel Vázquez conquista la medalla de plata en el Campeonato de Europa de Judo Paralímpico . Lavozlibre.com . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  11. Web site: España termina con cuatro medallas en los Europeos de Hungría . Mundodeportivo.com . 2013-12-21 . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  12. Web site: El sevillano Abel Vázquez, plata en el Campeonato de Europa . Eldesmarque.com . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227095729/http://www.eldesmarque.com/polideportivo/58366-el-sevillano-abel-vazquez-plata-en-el-campeonato-de-europa . 27 December 2013 . dead.
  13. Web site: R. C. Valencia . Mónica Merenciano se vuelve con un bronce de Hungría . ABC.es . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  14. Web site: España cierra su participación en Hungría con cuatro medallas . MARCA.com . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  15. Web site: Abel Vázquez, plata en el Europeo de Judo . MARCA.com . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  16. Web site: Siete deportistas paralímpicos reciben las 'Becas fundación Iberdrola' . El Confidencial . 3 December 2013 . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  17. Web site: Susana Rodríguez recibe una beca de la Fundación Iberdrola . Atlantico.net . 26 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227020018/http://www.atlantico.net/noticia/261352/susana/rodriguez/recibe/fundacion/iberdrola/ . 27 December 2013.
  18. Web site: Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos . Frecuenciadigital.es . 2013-11-23 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032545/http://www.frecuenciadigital.es/especiales/londres12/paralimpicos/destacados/14123-debutan-el-atletismo-y-la-roja-de-futbol-5-en-los-parlimpicos.html . 2013-12-03.
  19. Web site: Primer oro y tres bronces mĂĄs para EspaĂąa, debuta la tinerfeĂąa Michelle Alonso . 31 August 2012 . Diario de Avisos . December 24, 2013 . es . Spain.

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