José Antonio Expósito Explained

José Antonio Expósito
Full Name:José Antonio Expósito Piñero
Birth Date:2 May 1978
Birth Place:Águilas, Murcia, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Sport:Track and field (T20)
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José Antonio Expósito Piñero (born 2 May 1978 in Águilas, Murcia) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain.[1]

Personal

Expósito was born in 1978. He has an intellectual disability.[2] In 2013, he was awarded the gold Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[3] In November 2013, he attended the Gala Sports Columbine, which was held in the Auditorium and Congress Palace Infanta Doña Elena, and where he received a standing ovation.[4]

Athletics

Antonio competes in T20 (track) and F20 (field) events. He has held the T20 Long Jump world record since 2005.[5] He competed at the 2008 INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia, earning gold in the 60 meters and long jump, and picking up a bronze in the 4x400 meter event.[6] He won the 2010 European championships in the 100 meters and long jump events.

Expósito competed in 2010 INAS European Athletics Championship and picked up a pair of gold medals in the long jump and 100 meter events.[7] He qualified for and competed in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships where he was one of thirty-two competitors representing Spain.[8] He competed in the 2011 INAS World Games, winning a silver medal in the 4x100 meter relay alongside Francisco Santiago, Alberto Palomo and Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez.[9]

Expósito has won the Spanish national championships in his classification. He competed in the 2012 Spanish national championships held in San Javier.[2] In 2012, he was a recipient of a Plan ADOP €23,000 athlete scholarship with a €3,000 reserve and a €2,500 coaching scholarship.[10] He competed in the 2013 World Athletics Championships for people with intellectual disabilities hosted by the Czech Republic. He picked up a gold medal at the event in the long jump. He injured himself after his final jump.[11] [12] [13] In July 2013, he participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[14]

Paralympics

Expósito was part of the Spanish team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He competed in the javelin and shot put but it was in the 100m and long jump where he won gold medals.[15] Following a cheating scandal at the Sydney games, events for athletes with intellectual disability were excluded from the Paralympic program. They were reinstated at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[16] where, as in 2000, Jose Antonio won a gold medal in the T20 Long Jump event.[4] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paralimpiadas - Deportista: José Antonio Expósito Piñero . 2020-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905225943/http://www.sanitas-paralimpiadas.es/Jose-Antonio-Exposito-Pinero.html . 2012-09-05 . live .
  2. Web site: SAN JAVIER / Cien deportistas discapacitados compiten en el Campeonato de España de Atletismo Adaptado que se celebra este fin de semana en San Javier . murcia.com . March 15, 2012 . July 1, 2013 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20131205203331/http://www.murcia.com/sanjavier/noticias/2012/03/15-cien-deportistas-discapacitados-compiten-campeonato.asp . December 5, 2013 . live .
  3. Web site: El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo . Region Digital . es . October 29, 2013 . November 21, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131204024819/http://www.regiondigital.com/noticias/deportes/196331-el-paralimpico-extremeno-enrique-floriano-recibe-la-medalla-de-la-real-orden-al-merito-deportivo.html . December 4, 2013 . live .
  4. Web site: Águilas se rinde a Expósito - La Opinión de Murcia . Laopiniondemurcia.es . November 22, 2013 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018184316/https://www.laopiniondemurcia.es/deportes/2013/11/11/aguilas-rinde-jose-antonio-exposito/512475.html . October 18, 2018 . live .
  5. Web site: IPC Athletics World Records . International Paralympic Committee . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130118205815/http://paralympic.org/Results/world-records/Athletics . 2013-01-18.
  6. Web site: España finaliza cuarta en el Mundial de Atletismo para Discapacitados Intelectuales . el mundo . March 19, 2008 . es . Spain . July 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018034940/https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/03/19/solidaridad/1205921029.html . October 18, 2018 . live .
  7. Web site: España regresa con 4 oros, una plata y un bronce del Europeo de Atletismo INAS-FID de Croacia . Esto es DxT . July 14, 2010 . July 2, 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203010/http://www.estoesdxt.es/index.php?type=public&zone=items&action=view&categoryID=247&codeID=990 . March 4, 2016 . live .
  8. News: July 13, 2013 . es . Spain . Los medallistas paralímpicos españoles en Pekín lideran a la selección . Marca . January 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180916204308/http://www.marca.com/2011/01/21/atletismo/1295630699.html?a=946d38a9507513981f51eb7446d31054&t=1373712195 . September 16, 2018 . live .
  9. Web site: Solidaridad Digital — España consigue seis medallas en los Global Games para personas con discapacidad intelectual . https://archive.today/20130702120910/http://www.solidaridaddigital.es/SolidaridadDigital/Noticias/Deportes/DetalleNoticia.aspx?id=11629 . dead . July 2, 2013 . Solidaridaddigital.es . October 4, 2011 . July 3, 2013 . es . Spain.
  10. Web site: Becas A Entrenadores Del Plan Adop 2012 . 2012 . es . Madrid, Spain . July 8, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514001425/http://www.feddi.org/upload/adop/BENEFICIARIOS%20PLAN%20ADOP%202012.pdf . May 14, 2013.
  11. Web site: Dionibel Rodríguez se cuelga dos oros; Expósito, otro . MARCA.com . June 18, 2013 . July 3, 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20130622121922/http://www.marca.com/2013/06/18/atletismo/1371570805.html . June 22, 2013 . live .
  12. Web site: Dionibel Rodríguez se cuelga dos oros en el Mundial para discapacitados intelectuales . lainformacion.com . June 17, 2013 . Spain . es . July 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230231536/http://noticias.lainformacion.com/deporte/campeonato-mundial/dionibel-rodriguez-se-cuelga-dos-oros-en-el-mundial-para-discapacitados-intelectuales_WS2li36bOFXP4VsdHPPbI4/ . December 30, 2013 . live .
  13. Web site: Dionibel Rodríguez se cuelga dos oros en el Mundial para discapacitados intelectuales . es . Europapress.es . June 17, 2013 . July 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130629011343/http://www.europapress.es/deportes/noticia-dionibel-rodriguez-cuelga-dos-oros-mundial-discapacitados-intelectuales-20130617183925.html . June 29, 2013 . live .
  14. Web site: Antonio Andújar y José Martínez Morote competirán en Francia en el Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico | El Pueblo de Albacete diario digital . Elpueblodealbacete.com . July 24, 2012 . es . Spain . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221707/http://www.elpueblodealbacete.com/noticias/45877-antonio-andujar-y-jose-martinez-morote-competiran-en-francia-en-el-mundial-de-atletismo-paralimpico/ . December 2, 2013.
  15. Web site: José Antonio Expósito . Paralympic.org . .
  16. Web site: How the Paralympics is welcoming back intellectually impaired athletes 12 years after cheating scandal . TIME magazine . 29 August 2012 . 21 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130119194554/http://olympics.time.com/2012/08/29/how-the-paralympics-is-welcoming-back-intellectually-impaired-athletes-12-years-after-cheating-scandal/ . 19 January 2013 . live .
  17. Web site: Biografías . Comité Paralímpico Español . Spain . es . 2012 . July 18, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170307050028/http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/buscador/datosbiografia.asp?idatleta=23271891P . March 7, 2017 . dead .

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