Spain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Spain will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
| Spain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | ESP |
| NPC | Spanish Paralympic Committee |
| in Tokyo, Japan August 24, 2021 – September 5, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 69 in 9 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Athletics
Gerard Descarrega Puigdevall, Alberto Suarez Laso, Gustavo Nieves, Kim Lopez Gonzalez and Sara Martínez Puntero are among the athletes to represent Spain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
- Men's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gerard Descarrega Puigdevall | 400m T11 | ||||
| Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby | 5000m T13 | ||||
| Gustavo Nieves | Marathon T12 | N/A | |||
| Alberto Suarez Laso | N/A | ||||
- Men's field
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | ||
| Ivan Jose Cano Blanco | Long jump T13 | |||
| Kim Lopez Gonzalez | Shot put F12 | |||
| Hector Cabrera Llacer | Javelin throw F13 | |||
- Women's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Adiaratou Iglesias Forneiro | 100m T12 | |||||
| 200m T12 | ||||||
| Melani Bergés Gámez | 400m T12 | |||||
| Susana Rodriguez Gacio | 1500m T11 | |||||
- Women's field
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | ||
| Meritxell Playa Faus | Long jump T11 | |||
| Sara Martinez | Long jump T12 | |||
Cycling
Spain sent one male cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for the European.[1][2][3]
Football 5-a-side
Spain qualified to compete in football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Paracanoeing
Spain has qualified two athlete in Men's KL3 & VL2 events.
Shooting
Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo qualified to represent Spain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Swimming
Twenty four Spanish swimmer has qualified.[4][5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jacobo Garrido Brun | Men's 400m freestyle S9 | ||||
| Antoni Ponce Bertran | Men's 200m freestyle S5 | ||||
| Oscar Salguero Galisteo | Men's 100m breaststroke SB8 | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Michelle Alonso Morales | Women's 100m breaststroke SB14 | ||||
| Sarai Gascon | Women's 100m freestyle S9 | ||||
| Women's 200m individual medley SM9 | |||||
| Nuria Marqués Soto | Women's 200m individual medley SM9 | ||||
| Teresa Perales | Women's 50m backstroke S5 | ||||
Table Tennis
Spain qualified six athlete.
Taekwondo
Spain qualified one athlete.
Wheelchair basketball
Spain's women's national wheelchair basketball team have qualified in the 2019 Europe Zonal Championships after a fourth place finish. Netherlands, Great Britain and Germany were already qualified in the 2018 IWBF World Championships.[6][7]
References
- "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
- "Qualification Guide - Appendix 1 UCI Para-cycling Road and Track Combined Nations Ranking" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
- "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
- "Medallists by Event" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 September 2019.
- "World Championships Slot Allocation Method" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 October 2019.
- "Rotterdam 2019: Dutch dominance continues". International Paralympics Committee. 8 July 2019.
- "Germany bounce back to claim European bronze". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 7 July 2019.