Fernando Álvarez Ortiz de Urbina explained

Fernando Álvarez
Full Name:Fernando Álvarez Ortiz de Urbina
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Sport:Sailing
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Fernando Álvarez Ortiz de Urbina (born 17 November 1973) is a Spanish adaptive sailor who has represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where he came away with a Paralympic diploma.

Personal

Álvarez is a member of Fundación También.[1] In March 2011, he was part of a delegation who went to the Zarzuela Palace and were received by Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón and Letizia, Princess of Asturias. It was part of a wider program aimed at integration of people with disabilities in Spanish society through sports.[2] [3]

Sailing

Ortiz encouraged Carolina Lopez Rodriguez to take up sailing more seriously.[4] The pair were not confident they would qualify for London but decided to take part in qualifying tests anyway and were pleasantly surprised to qualify for the Games.[4] He was a member of the 2011 Spanish adaptive sailing team in the Skud 18 class event.[1] He qualified for the London Games by September 2011.[1] That month, he competed in the Spanish 2.4mR Cup.[1] He left for London from Madrid in late August.[1] [5] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the Mixed Two Person SKUD18 event, where he did not medal.[6] [7] [8] In two sessions, the pair finished in seventh place.[9] The pair earned a Paralympic diploma. It was the best performance ever by Spanish sailors.[10] In December 2012, they were recognised for their elite sportsmenship by the Union of Sports Federations Madrid.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los paralímpicos españoles de esgrima, remo, tiro olímpico y vela partirán este miércoles a Londres . El Periódico de Aragón . 21 August 2012 . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain . Fernando Álvarez.
  2. Web site: Los Príncipes de Asturias apoyan la integración de discapacitados a través del deporte . Diario Femenino . 3 January 2014 . Spain . es . Fernando Álvarez Ortiz de Urbina.
  3. Web site: Los Príncipes apoyan la integración de discapacitados a través del deporte . lainformacion.com . 15 March 2011 . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain . 12 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212202550/http://noticias.lainformacion.com/deporte/juegos-paralimpicos/los-principes-apoyan-la-integracion-de-discapacitados-a-traves-del-deporte_lbOqJdF2EuPnwajGp4jdm5/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Beatriz González . Preparadas listas y triunfadoras . Mujer Hoy . 25 August 2012 . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain.
  5. Web site: Parten a Londres los paralímpicos españoles de esgrima, remo, tiro olímpico y vela . Canal Sur . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain.
  6. Web site: IPC Historical Results Database . International Paralympic Committee . 3 January 2014 . Germany . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023905/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/search.php?npc=ESP&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=2012PG . 4 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Paco Llobet y Carolina López/Fernando Álvarez participarán en los Juegos Paralímpicos : Náutica . ABC . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain.
  8. Web site: Vela/Londres.- Paco Llobet y Carolina López/Fernando Álvarez participarán en los Juegos Paralímpicos . Terra España . 8 June 2012 . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105193139/http://www.abc.es/vela/noticia/paco-llobet-y-carolina-lopezfernando-alvarez-participaran-en-los-juegos-paralimpicos/ . 5 January 2014 .
  9. Web site: Españoles en Londres / Día 7 Paralímpicos . Martiperarnau.com . 3 May 2013 . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain.
  10. Web site: Carolina LĂłpez y Fernando Ă lvarez, mejores regatistas de Madrid : NĂĄutica . Abc.es . 31 December 2012 . 3 January 2014 . es . Spain.

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