Jaume Llambi Explained

Jaume Llambi Riera
Birth Date:25 February 1974
Nationality:Spanish
Sport:Wheelchair basketball
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Jaume Llambi Riera (born 25 February 1974) is a wheelchair basketball player and table tennis player from Spain. A paraplegic as a result of a car accident when he was 8 years old, he went on to represent Spain at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in table tennis. He then switched sports to wheelchair basketball, making his national team debut in 1998. In 2012, he represented Spain in wheelchair basketball at the Paralympic Games in London where his team finished fifth.

Personal

Llambi was born on 25 February 1974 in Barcelona.[1] He was hit by a car when he was 8 years old. The accident left him a paraplegic. He started participating in disability sport as a way to assist with rehabilitation. One of the first sports he participated in was swimming, with a Barcelona-based swimming club.

Llambi now lives in Madrid.[1] [2]

In August 2012, Llambi attended a conference organised by Groupama Seguro in Madrid. The group was one of the main sponsors for the Spanish Paralympic Committee in the lead up to the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Alongside several other Paralympians, he presented on athlete preparations for the Games.[3]

Table tennis

Llambi competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in table tennis as an 18-year-old.

Wheelchair basketball

Llambi is a guard, and a 1.5 point player.[4] [5] He was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[6]

National team

Llambi represented Spain as a member of Spain men's national wheelchair basketball team for the first time when he competed in the 1998 IWBF World Championships in Sydney, Australia.

In 2011 in Nazareth, Poland, Llambi competed in the IWBF European Championships, where his team finished third.[7] He competed in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[8] It was the first time the Spain national team had qualified for the Paralympics in 16 years.[8] The team, coached by Oscar Trigo, finished fifth.[8] He was one of seven members of the 142 strong Spanish team that had also competed at the 1992 Games.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] With the national team, he won a bronze medal at the 2013 European Championships after defeating Sweden.[14] [15] In November 2013, he was awarded a €4,000 scholarship from the Madrid Olympic Foundation to support his efforts to qualify for the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[16]

Club

As of 2013, Llambi has played club basketball for Fundosa CD ONCE since around 1997, when he was 23 years old.[8] [17] [14] [18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JJ.PP. Londres 2012 — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes . Csd.gob.es . 2013-11-22 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228001550/http://www.csd.gob.es/csd/competicion/app/JJPP_Londres_2012/competicionwebDeportistasEquipo?idEquipo=16128 . 2013-12-28 . dead .
  2. Web site: Francis Sánchez no estará en los Juegos de Londres . BasketMe . December 3, 2012 . es.
  3. Web site: Cuatro deportistas paralímpicos acercan a los directivos de Groupama Seguros sus retos de cara a Londres 2012 - BSR — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 2013-11-26 . es .
  4. Web site: 25 de septiembre de 2011. 00:00h Redacción. Madrid . Histórica medalla de bronce del equipo español de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas en el Campeonato de Europa — La Razón digital . Larazon.es . 2013-11-26. es .
  5. Web site: El diario de Alhaurín de la Torre . diariolatorre.es . 2007-08-02 . December 3, 2012 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211224937/http://www.diariolatorre.es/index.php?id=39&cHash=7ca27035d5&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=22491&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=176 . December 11, 2013 .
  6. Web site: Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC . Observatoridelesport.cat . November 22, 2013 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000531/http://www.observatoridelesport.cat/indicador.asp?subdim=3&id_ind=292&lng=esp . December 3, 2013 .
  7. Web site: Histórico bronce de España con tres jerezanos en sus filas . Diariodejerez.es . 2011-09-18 . December 3, 2012 . es.
  8. Web site: Lo Ăşltimo de lo Ăşltimo — Jaume LlambĂ Riera, jugador de la selecciĂłn espaĂąola de baloncesto nos habla de los obstĂĄculos diarios que encuentra en Madrid — Entrevistas y Reportajes . Loultimodeloultimo.com . 2013-11-22 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203024201/http://www.loultimodeloultimo.com/index.php/reportajes/jaume-llambi-riera-jugador-de-la-seleccion-espanola-de-baloncesto-nos-habla-de-los-obstaculos-diarios-que-encuentra-en-madrid/ . 2013-12-03 .
  9. Web site: La Opinión de A Coruña . Siete españoles que estarán en Londres ya compitieron en Barcelona 92 - La Opinión A Coruña . 19 August 2012 . Laopinioncoruna.es . December 3, 2012 . es.
  10. Web site: Paralímpicos. Siete paralímpicos españoles que irán a londres 2012 ya estuvieron en barcelona'92 – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com . Noticias.lainformacion.com . 2012-08-18 . December 3, 2012 . es.
  11. Web site: Noticias EFE . Expedición española en Londres contará con siete deportistas de Barcelona'92. . Diariovasco.com . 2013-01-02 . 2013-12-03.
  12. Web site: Madridiario . Londres se rinde a los paralímpicos — Madridiario . Madridiario.es . 2012-08-28 . December 3, 2012 . es.
  13. Web site: CuestiСn de supervivencia — Superdeporte . Superdeporte.es . 2012-08-29 . December 3, 2012 . es.
  14. Web site: España, bronce en el Europeo de baloncesto en silla de ruedas . 7 July 2013 . 20minutos.es . 2013-11-25 . es .
  15. Web site: España comienza con victoria el Europeo de silla de ruedas de Alemania . MARCA.com . 2013-11-25. es .
  16. News: Fundación Madrid Olímpico destina 200.000? para becar a 29 deportistas . Mundo Deportivo . Mundodeportivo.com . November 27, 2013 . December 23, 2013 . es . Spain.
  17. Web site: Trabajada victoria de España ante Holanda . MARCA.com . November 26, 2013. es .
  18. Web site: Discapnet: Fin de semana complicado para el Cai Deporte Adaptado . Discapnet.es . 2013-11-20 . 2013-11-26 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131216085217/http://www.discapnet.es/Castellano/Actualidad/Linea_Social/fin-de-semana-complicado-para-el-cai-deporte-adaptado.aspx . 2013-12-16 .

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