Joan Borrisser Roldán Explained

Joan Borrisser
Full Name:Joan Borrisser Roldán
Nationality:Spanish
Sport:Track and field
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Joan Borrisser Roldán[1] (born 17 December 1990)[2] is a Spanish track and field sighted guide.[3] He represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in this role as a guide for Martín Parejo Maza.

Personal

Borrisser is from the Catalan region of Spain. In 2010, he was a volunteer for the Civil Defence Corps in Sant Fost de Campsentelles.[4] In 2012, he was a 20-year-old student. At the time, he also worked for INEFC of the Municipal Sports School Sant Fost.[5]

Athletics

Borrisser is a guide for visually impaired track and field competitors.[6] [7] In training with a runner, the pair hold a rope to connect them. They do a number of test runs to prevent the rope from tangling and to match pace and stride.[5]

As a 15-year-old, in 2007, Borrisser served as a guide at a race on Gran Canaria.[5] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[8] Borriser ran with Martín Parejo Maza at June 2012 Spanish championship.[9] Parejo was trying to qualify with Borrisser for the 100 meter event at the June 2012 European Championships in the Netherlands.[9]

Spain's 14 strong visually impaired athletics delegation to the London Games participated in a training camp at the Center for Sports Modernization in La Rioja ahead of the Games.[10] [11] [12] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a guide[8] [13] for Parejo who wore bib number 2262. The pair ran in the 100 meter event in London.[14] [15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paralimpiadas - Deportista: Joan Borrisser Roldán . 2020-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905230013/http://www.sanitas-paralimpiadas.es/Joan-Borrisser-Roldan.html . 2012-09-05 . live .
  2. Web site: London 2012 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics . Paralympic.org . 9 September 2012 . 28 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923020643/https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/120920115037612_ATHLETICSRESULTSBOOKV1_Neutral.pdf . 23 September 2016 . live.
  3. Web site: Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE . 2013-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234014/http://www.once.es/new/sala-de-prensa/historico-de-notas-de-prensa/notas-de-prensa-2012/ndp-agosto-2012/atletas-ciegos-preparan-en-logrono-su . 2013-12-02 . live.
  4. Web site: El Punt Avui - Notícia: "La gent jove se sent responsable amb el que pugui passar al poble" . Elpuntavui.cat . 2013-12-20 . 4 January 2014 . Spain . ca.
  5. Web site: "Volem disputar les finals a Londres 2012" - Esports - Contrapunt, Diari de Mollet i Baix Vallès . Contrapunt.cat . 4 January 2014 . Spain . ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20130912035650/http://www.contrapunt.cat/noticia/17613/volem-disputar-les-finals-a-londres-2012 . 12 September 2013 . live.
  6. Web site: Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012-Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad . https://archive.today/20140104172421/http://www.servimedia.es/Noticias/DetalleNoticia.aspx?seccion=23&id=241092 . dead . 4 January 2014 . Servimedia.es . 4 January 2014 . Spain . es.
  7. Web site: laura martalaura_elliot_ . El salto de longitud o el fútbol siendo ciego . ABC.es . 2012-09-20 . 4 January 2014 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20140204024328/http://www.abc.es/20120918/deportes/abci-guias-deportes-ciegos-201209171245.html . 4 February 2014 . live.
  8. 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.
  9. Web site: L'atleta Martín Parejo, als Jocs Paralímpics de Londres 2012 — molletama.cat - Notícies i actualitat de Mollet i el Baix Vallès . Molletama.cat . 4 January 2014 . Spain . ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201225946/http://molletama.cat/not/6290/ . 1 February 2014 . live.
  10. Web site: Sanz desea 'los mejores éxitos en Londres' a los 14 riojanos que preparan los Paralímpicos. JJ.OO . Terra.es . 2012-08-14 . 4 January 2014 . Spain . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040955/http://www.terra.es/deportes/articulo/sanz-exitos-londres-paralimpicos-1082528.htm . 6 January 2014.
  11. Web site: Sanz desea "los mejores éxitos en Londres" a los 14 riojanos que preparan los Paralímpicos – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com . Noticias.lainformacion.com . 2012-08-14 . 4 January 2014 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106043151/http://noticias.lainformacion.com/deporte/juegos-paralimpicos/sanz-desea-los-mejores-exitos-en-londres-a-los-14-riojanos-que-preparan-los-paralimpicos_awYfNiIY6GFH1xx8AGqym/ . 6 January 2014 . live.
  12. Web site: Noticia completa - Gobierno de La Rioja . Larioja.org . 2012-08-14 . 4 January 2014 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20130625190441/https://www.larioja.org/npRioja/default/defaultpage.jsp?idtab=502068&IdDoc=727141 . 25 June 2013 . live.
  13. Web site: Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE . Once.es . 2008-09-16 . 2013-11-23 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234014/http://www.once.es/new/sala-de-prensa/historico-de-notas-de-prensa/notas-de-prensa-2012/ndp-agosto-2012/atletas-ciegos-preparan-en-logrono-su . 2013-12-02 . live.
  14. Web site: Sports — Photo Gallery — Yahoo Sports . Sports.yahoo.com . December 25, 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228013548/http://sports.yahoo.com/top/photo?slug=e8af7994-b2e6-3d9f-8954-d2a300b54ae8-l . December 28, 2013 . live.
  15. Web site: Las mejores imágenes de los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres 2012 . Lavozdegalicia.es . July 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227200742/http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/album/deportes/2012/09/02/mejores-imagenes-juegos-paralimpicos-londres-2012/01101346585952309607335.htm . December 27, 2013 . live.
  16. Web site: Martin Parejo Maza And Joan Borrisser Roldan Of... Fotografía de noticias | Getty Images España | 151429288 . Gettyimages.es . 2012-09-07 . 2013-11-22 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227162754/http://www.gettyimages.es/detail/fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/martin-parejo-maza-and-joan-borrisser-roldan-of-fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/151429288 . 2013-12-27 . live.