Maurice Eckhard Explained

Maurice Eckhard
Full Name:Maurice Far Eckhard Tió
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Sport:Cycling
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Maurice Far Eckhard Tió (born 26 July 1983 in Barcelona) is a para-cyclist from Spain.

Personal

Eckhard has cerebral palsy. In 2013, he was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[1] [2]

Cycling

Eckhard is a C2 type athlete. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling, where he did not earn a medal. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the third person to finish in the C2 road trial race.[3] [4] [5]

From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[6] In 2013, he was one of seven Paralympic sportspeople to get a 2013/2014 "Iberdrola Foundation Scholarship" that was awarded by the Spanish Paralympic Committee, Iberdrola Foundation, the Spanish Sports Council and the Spanish Ministry of Social Services and Equality. It provided him with €490 a month for the ten academic months of the year.[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo . Region Digital . es . 29 October 2013 . 21 November 2013 . Maurice Eckhard (ciclismo) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105040739/http://www.regiondigital.com/noticias/deportes/196331-el-paralimpico-extremeno-enrique-floriano-recibe-la-medalla-de-la-real-orden-al-merito-deportivo.html . 5 November 2013.
  2. Web site: El recuerdo a María de Villota marca la entrega de Reales Órdenes al Mérito Deportivo . 20minutos.es . 29 October 2013 . 22 November 2013 . es.
  3. Web site: Biografías . Comité Paralímpico Español . Spain . es . 2012 . 9 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211235439/http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/buscador/datosbiografia.asp?idatleta=48310707N . 11 February 2017 . dead.
  4. Web site: Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos . Frecuenciadigital.es . 2013-11-23 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032545/http://www.frecuenciadigital.es/especiales/londres12/paralimpicos/destacados/14123-debutan-el-atletismo-y-la-roja-de-futbol-5-en-los-parlimpicos.html . 2013-12-03.
  5. Web site: Primer oro y tres bronces mĂĄs para EspaĂąa, debuta la tinerfeĂąa Michelle Alonso . 31 August 2012 . Diario de Avisos . 24 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  6. Web site: Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC . Observatoridelesport.cat . 22 November 2013 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000531/http://www.observatoridelesport.cat/indicador.asp?subdim=3&id_ind=292&lng=esp . 3 December 2013.
  7. Web site: Siete deportistas paralímpicos reciben las 'Becas fundación Iberdrola' . El Confidencial . 3 December 2013 . 26 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  8. Web site: Susana Rodríguez recibe una beca de la Fundación Iberdrola . Atlantico.net . 26 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227020018/http://www.atlantico.net/noticia/261352/susana/rodriguez/recibe/fundacion/iberdrola/ . 27 December 2013.

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