Antonio Andújar Explained

Antonio Andújar
Full Name:Antonio Andújar Arroyo
Birth Date:1978 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Ciudad Real, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Sport:Track and field (F46)
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Antonio Andújar Arroyo[1] (born 5 May 1978) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category F46 track and field events.

Personal

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

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.[2] Recovery from the motorcycle accident required 15 surgeries on his arm and 11 on his leg.[2] In 2012, he lived in El Campello, Alicante[3] and was a professional athlete.[2] When not engaged in that, he works for his family business as nutritionist, which affords him flexibility in his training schedule.[3] [4] [2] [5]

Athletics

Andújar is an F46 competitor.[6] 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. In 2012, he was a recipient of a Plan ADO €6,000 scholarship for athletes and a €2,500 scholarship as a coach.[7] 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.[4] [8] 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.[9] He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England where he finished 8th in the F46 triple jump event.[10] [11] [5] [6] His jump on the finals was his season's best distance.[11] 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 and References

  1. Web site: Paralimpiadas – Deportista: Antonio Andújar Arroyo . 2020-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905225919/http://www.sanitas-paralimpiadas.es/Antonio-Andujar-Arroyo.html . 2012-09-05 . live.
  2. Web site: El triunfo de la voluntad, billete para las Paraolimpiadas 2012 | Alicante . elmundo.es . 24 July 2012 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20120528132819/http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/05/24/alicante/1337882207.html . 28 May 2012 . live.
  3. Web site: El membrillato Antonio Andújar debuta mañana en las Paralimpiadas de Londres . Membrilla.com . 11 July 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063546/http://www.membrilla.com/portal/index.php/revista-digital/deportesa/item/2375-el-membrillato-antonio-andujar-debuta-ma%C3%B1ana-en-las-paralimpiadas-de-londres . 4 March 2016 . live.
  4. Web site: David Blay / Londres . Antonio Andújar: caerse en una moto, levantarse en Londres 2012 . https://archive.today/20130806234755/http://www.grada360.com/mas-deporte/20120902/antonio-andujar-caerse-moto-201209020934-g3.html . dead . 2013-08-06 . Grada360.com . 2012-09-02 . 24 July 2012 . es . Spain.
  5. Web site: Antonio Andújar, lejos de la medalla en el triple salto . Lanzadigital . 24 July 2012 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20130318005110/http://www.lanzadigital.com/atletismo/antonio_andujar_lejos_de_la_medalla_en_el_triple_salto-38604.html . 18 March 2013 . dead.
  6. Web site: Antonio Andújar Arroyo Of Spain Competes In The... Fotografía de noticias | Getty Images España | 151115974 . Gettyimages.es . 2012-09-01 . 11 July 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018042608/https://www.gettyimages.es/detail/fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/antonio-andujar-arroyo-of-spain-competes-in-the-fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/151115974 . 18 October 2018 . live.
  7. Web site: Becas A Entrenadores Del Plan Adop 2012 . 2012 . es . Madrid, Spain . 8 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514001425/http://www.feddi.org/upload/adop/BENEFICIARIOS%20PLAN%20ADOP%202012.pdf . 14 May 2013.
  8. Web site: 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 . https://archive.today/20130806234704/http://www.elraspeig.com/costa/noticia_atleta_antonio_andujar_denuncia_poco_27493.html . dead . 2013-08-06 . Elraspeig.com . 2011-04-19 . 24 July 2012 . es . Spain.
  9. Web site: El ADDA acoge maρana la Gala Provincial del Deporte — Informacion.es . Diarioinformacion.com . 14 July 2012 . Spain . es . 11 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018042552/https://www.diarioinformacion.com/deportes/2012/06/14/adda-acoge-manana-gala-provincial-deporte/1264706.html . 18 October 2018 . live.
  10. Web site: Biografías . Comité Paralímpico Español . Spain . es . 2012 . 28 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160720091905/http://www.paralimpicos.es/web/2012LONPV/participantes/datosbiografia.asp?idatleta=12345679S . 20 July 2016 . dead.
  11. Web site: Antonio Andújar concluye octavo su participación en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres . Membrilla.com . 11 July 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071302/http://www.membrilla.com/portal/index.php/revista-digital/deportesa/item/2379-antonio-andujar-concluye-octavo-su-participaci%C3%B3n-en-los-juegos-paral%C3%ADmpicos-de-londres . 4 March 2016 . live.
  12. Web site: El Campello homenajea al atleta Antonio Andújar – Informacion.es . Diarioinformacion.com . 2012-09-24 . 24 July 2012 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204545/http://www.diarioinformacion.com/alacanti/2012/09/24/campello-homenajea-atleta-antonio-andujar/1297257.html . 3 March 2016 . live.
  13. Web site: Antonio Andújar y José Martínez Morote competirán en Francia en el Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico | El Pueblo de Albacete diario digital . Elpueblodealbacete.com . 24 July 2012 . es . Spain . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221707/http://www.elpueblodealbacete.com/noticias/45877-antonio-andujar-y-jose-martinez-morote-competiran-en-francia-en-el-mundial-de-atletismo-paralimpico/ . 2 December 2013.