Miguel Ángel Martínez (swimmer) explained
Fullname: | Miguel Ángel Martínez Tajuelo |
Strokes: | Backstroke |
Club: | Club Fidias |
Birth Date: | 19 April 1984 |
Birth Place: | Spain |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Miguel Ángel Martínez Tajuelo (born 19 April 1984) is a Paralympic swimmer from Spain.[1] He competed at both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics and is a European and World Championships medaling competitor.
Personal
Martínez is from Andalusia.[2] In 2010, he was a guest of ONCE for a special screening of the documentary, "La Teoría del Espiralismo", about the lives of Paralympic sportspeople. He spoke before the screening of the film.[3]
Swimming
Martínez is an S3 swimmer, and is a member of Club Fidias. He started competitive swimming in 2006.
Martínez competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics where he competed in three events. Following the Games, he and other Seville Olympians and Paralympians were special guests at a function hosted by the Minister of Tourism, Trade and Sport of the Junta de Andalucía, Luciano Alonso.[4] [5] The Beijing Games were his Paralympic debut. He qualified for the Games in April of that year,[6] and attended a national team training camp in the Canary Islands around that time.[7]
Martínez was one of 42 Spanish team members at the 2009 IPC European Swimming Championships, of which 22 Spanish competitors had physical disabilities, 6 had cerebral palsy, 10 were blind and four had intellectual disabilities.[8] He competed at the 2010 Adapted Swimming World Championship in the Netherlands.[9] [10] [11] He finished second in the 50 meter backstroke.[12] He competed at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he won a gold medal in the 4x50 meter medley relay, a silver in 50 meter backstroke and bronze medal in 200 meter freestyle.[13] [14] [15] [16]
In March 2012, Martínez qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics at London, representing Spain in the 50 metre backstroke S3.[17] At the Paralympics he came through heat 2 in a comfortable qualifying time, but just missed a podium finish when he came fourth in a time of 51.83. In 2012, he competed at the Paralympic Swimming Championship of Spain by Autonomous Communities. He set a national record at the event in the 50 meter backstroke.[18] [19] He competed at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships winning four individual and a team silver medal; in each of his races he saw Russian rival Dmytro Vynohradets take the gold medal.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
Notes and References
- Web site: Martinez, Miguel Angel . ipc.infostradasports.com . 6 August 2014 . 23 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423125748/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=514&personid=866086 . dead .
- Web site: España busca ser potencia en los Mundiales para Discapacitados . . August 12, 2013 . Spain . es.
- Web site: "La Teoría del Espiralismo" acerca la vida de las deportistas paralímpicas a los estudiantes cordobeses . Cordobainformacion.com . 2010-06-15 . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: Miguel Ángel Martínez vuelve de Pekín con tres diplomas olímpicos . Minuto90 . 2008-09-18 . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: Los olĂmpicos y paralĂmpicos andaluces, recibidos en la Junta – Marca.com . Archivo.marca.com . 2008-09-23 . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: Miguel Ángel Martínez logra la mínima para los Juegos Paralímpicos de Pekín . Minuto90 . 2008-04-23 . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: Miguel Ángel Martínez, del Club Fidias, es convocado por la selección española . Minuto90 . 2008-04-10 . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: LORCA / El lorquino Kevin Méndez disputa en Islandia el Europeo de Natación Paralímpica . murcia.com . 2009-10-19 . August 12, 2013 . Spain . es.
- Web site: El Mundial de Natación Paralímpica reúne en Holanda a los 38 mejores españoles — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 7 August 2013 . Spain . es.
- Web site: España arranca con cinco medallas en el Mundial de Natación Paralímpica . MARCA . 15 August 2010 . 7 August 2013 . Spain . es.
- Web site: Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad . Servimedia.es . 2010-08-21 . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain . 2013-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003005/http://www.servimedia.es/Noticias/DetalleNoticia.aspx?seccion=23&id=87140 . dead .
- Web site: Enrique Floriano acaba el Mundial de Natación Paralímpica con cinco medallas — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias . ABC.es . 2010-08-22 . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: España termina como tercera potencia europea de natación paralímpica en Berlín 2011 :: Deportes :: Otros . Periodista Digital . 2011-04-16 . August 12, 2013 . Spain . es.
- Web site: 2 de julio de 2011 13:44h . El equipo paralímpico, a por el Europeo de Berlín | Polideportivo | AS.com . Masdeporte.as.com . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: El equipo paralímpico español, en busca de las medallas del Europeo de Berlín . MARCA.com . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: El Europeo de Natación Paralímpica reúne en Berlín a los 35 mejores españoles – Natación – Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: Natación.- Martínez Tajuelo: el sueño de ir a Londres pasa por Castellón . Diariojaen.es . 12 August 2013 . es . Spain . https://archive.today/20130812190359/http://www.diariojaen.es/index.php/menudeportes/54-notdeportivas/49567-natacion-martinez-tajuelo-el-sueno-de-ir-a-londres-pasa-por-castellon- . 12 August 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Tres récords nacionales en el Campeonato de España por Comunidades Autónomas de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 7 August 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: Castellón acoge a los mejores nadadores en el Campeonato de España de Natación Paralímpica — Natación — Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 7 August 2013 . es . Spain . 17 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161542/http://www.estoesdxt.es/index.php?type=public&zone=items&action=view&categoryID=249&codeID=4944 . dead .
- Web site: Deportes : La extremeña Isabel Yinghua Hernández competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Natación Paralímpica . Extremaduradehoy.com . 11 August 2013 . es . Spain . dead . https://archive.today/20130811103608/http://www.extremaduradehoy.com/periodico/deportes/extremena_isabel_yinghua_hernandez_competira_campeonato_del_mundo_natacion-190504.html . 11 August 2013 .
- Web site: Deporte. Michelle alonso, sarai gascón y sebastián rodríguez, grandes favoritos españoles en el mundial de natación paralímpica – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com . Noticias.lainformacion.com . August 12, 2013 . es . Spain . December 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231416/http://noticias.lainformacion.com/deporte/juegos-paralimpicos/deporte-michelle-alonso-sarai-gascon-y-sebastian-rodriguez-grandes-favoritos-espanoles-en-el-mundial-de-natacion-paralimpica_54FydGr7vhbIZb020fP976/ . dead .
- Web site: Agencia EFE . Los nadadores canarios Michelle Alonso e Israel Oliver competirán por triunfo. . Eldiariomontanes.es . 11 August 2013 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235759/http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/agencias/20130809/deportes/mas-deportes/nadadores-canarios-michelle-alonso-israel_201308091313.html . 2 December 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Plan renove . MARCA.com . August 12, 2013 . es . Spain.
- Web site: España busca ser potencia en los Mundiales para Discapacitados . . August 12, 2013 . es . Spain.