David García del Valle explained

David Garcia
Full Name:David Garcia del Valle
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:13 June 1981
Birth Place:Almeria, Spain
Sport:Judo
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David Garcia del Valle (born 13 June 1981) is a judo athlete from Spain, who has represented Spain at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a pair of silver medals in 2000 and 2004.

Personal

García was born 13 June 1981 in Almeria. He has a vision impairment. He resides in Granada.

Judo

García is a B2 classified judo competitor.He took home a gold medal in his weight class at the 2011 IPC European Judo Championships. In October 2011, he competed in a regional Spanish national vision impaired judo event in Guadalajara.[1] In 2012, he won the Spanish national disability judo championship.[2] He competed in the 2013 Spanish national disability judo championship organized by the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Blind. In April 2013, he was one of the organizers of the II Festival Soliadrio Jushirokan in Madrid. The event was a master class in judo.[3] The 2013 IPC European Judo Championships were held in early December in Eger, Hungary, and he competed in them in the (under 66 kilos event.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He lost his first match of the competition.[9] [10] Going into the competition, he was viewed as one of the favorites to potentially win a medal for Spain.[11]

Paralympics

García competed in judo at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. He earned a silver in the Up to 66 kg men's group at the 2000 and 2004 Games.[12] In November 2013, he competed in the Open Judo Tournament Guadalajara.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad . Servimedia.es . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es . 27 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227142306/http://www.servimedia.es/Noticias/DetalleNoticia.aspx?seccion=23&id=174415 . dead .
  2. Web site: David GarcĂa del Valle lucharĂĄ por volver a vencer en el Campeonato de EspaĂąa de Judo para Ciegos . dxtadaptado.com . 2013-06-07 . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es.
  3. Web site: El judoka paralímpico David García del Valle imparte una clase magistral en el II Festival Solidario Jushirokan en Madrid — Artes marciales — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es.
  4. Web site: El diario de Alhaurín de la Torre . diariolatorre.es . 2007-08-02 . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es . 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 .
  5. Web site: Carmen Herrera y Mónica Merenciano lucharán en Hungría por conquistar el Campeonato de Europa de Judo Paralímpico . MARCA.com . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es.
  6. Web site: El coruñés Adrián Rodríguez, hasta Hungría por un sueño — La Opinión A Coruña . 4 December 2013 . Laopinioncoruna.es . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es.
  7. 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 . Spain . es.
  8. Web site: La paralímpica Herrera, participará en el Campeonato de Europa de judo . Cadenaser.com . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es.
  9. Web site: España cierra su participación en Hungría con cuatro medallas . MARCA.com . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es.
  10. Web site: Abel Vázquez, plata en el Europeo de Judo . MARCA.com . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es.
  11. Web site: Malagueña Herrera y granadino Del Valle, entre favoritos en Hungría . Mundodeportivo.com . 2013-12-21 . 26 December 2013 . Spain . es.
  12. Web site: Biografías. Comité Paralímpico Español. Spain. es. 2012. June 13, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170330174449/http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/buscador/datosbiografia.asp?idatleta=45592097W. March 30, 2017. dead.
  13. 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 .