Jesús Iglesias Cortés Explained

Jesús Iglesias
Full Name:Jesús Iglesias Cortés
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:25 December 1968
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Sport:Swimming (S7)
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Jesús Iglesias Cortés (born 25 December 1968 in Barcelona) is an S7 swimmer from Spain. He competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, he won gold and silver medals in the freestyle and medley relay events respectively, he also won one silver and three bronze medals in the freestyle and butterfly. He competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke, a silver in the 4 x 50 meter 20 points freestyle relay race, and a pair of bronze medals in the 50 meter S7 freestyle race and the 4 x 50 meter 20 points medley relay race. He is a World champion in the breaststroke.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biografías. Comité Paralímpico Español. Spain. Spanish. 2012. July 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031842/http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/buscador/datosbiografia.asp?idatleta=43420550T. March 4, 2016. dead.