Joan Munar Martínez (born 1 February 1996 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T12 track and field events.[1] He has a vision impairment.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joan Munar Martínez |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 1 February 1996 Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Track and field (T12) |
Medal record | |
Personal life
editMunar was born on 1 February 1996 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. He has a vision impairment.[2] He lived in the Baleric Islands.[3]
Athletics
editMunar is a Paralympic T12 track and field athlete.[2] He does not race with a sighted guide.[4][5]
Munar has won the Mallorca Athletics Region Championship.[6] In 2011, he won the Spanish national championship.[6] He competed at the 2012 IPC European Athletics Championships and earned two golds in the 100 meter and 200 meter events.[2][3][7] One of his golds came in the 200 meters.[8] He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England where he finished 12th in the 100 meters and had a DNF in the 4 X 100 meter race.[2][3] The 100 meters was his first race of the Games.[9] He ran in the semi-finals with his guide in the 4 × 100 meter race on the seventh day of the Games.[10][11][12] He was one of twenty-four members of the Spanish athletics team. Competing at the Games as a 16-year-old, he was the youngest member of the athletics team.[13] In May 2013, he competed in the Spanish national championships, where he earned a gold medal in the 200 meters and a silver in the 100 meters.[14] In July 2013, he participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[15]
References
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- ^ "Paralimpiadas – Deportista: Joan Munar Martínez". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ a b c d e "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE" (in Spanish). Once.es. 2008-09-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ "Joan Munar Martinez Of Spain And Andrey Koptev... Fotografía de noticias | Getty Images España | 151263179". Gettyimages.es. 2012-09-05. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Picture". Shreveport Times. 2012. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "La ONCE homenajea a los deportistas ciegos de Mallorca". Mallorca Confidencial. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Biography & Results — MUNAR MARTINEZ Joan" (in Spanish). Spain: Ipcat.msl.es. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Christoph Bausch holt EM-Titel — Mehr Sport, Sport" (in German). news.ch. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ "Joan Munar Martinez Of Spain And Andrey Koptev... Fotografía de noticias" (in Spanish). Spain: Getty Images. 2012-09-05. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "iPhone gallery picture". Shreveport Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "London Paralympics Athletics". Bigstory.ap.org. 2012-09-05. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Spain confirm squad of 142 for London 2012 - insidethegames.biz — Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News". insidethegames.biz. July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Federación Española De Deportes De Personas Con Discapacidad Física" (in Spanish). Spain: Feddf.es. May 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "Antonio Andújar y José Martínez Morote competirán en Francia en el Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico | El Pueblo de Albacete diario digital" (in Spanish). Spain: Elpueblodealbacete.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
External links
edit- Joan Munar Martínez on Twitter