Miguel Rodríguez Martinez[a] (born 17 September 1969) is a Spanish table tennis player who competes in a wheelchair. He has been the Spanish national champion in the men's single championship in 2011, 2012 and 2012, and has been internationally ranked. He has represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Rodríguez Martinez |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 17 September 1969 (age 55) Granada, Spain |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Table tennis |
Personal
editTable tennis
editRodríguez is a member of CTM Caja Granada,[1] and is a class 3 table tennis player[4] who competes sitting in a wheelchair.[3] For international competitions, he is affiliated with the Royal Spanish Table Tennis Federation.[5]
In 2009, Rodríguez was internationally ranked, one of only five Spanish players to be ranked at the time.[3] The 2009 European Championships were held at the Vaillant Palace in Genoa, Italy. He was part of the twelve member Spanish delegation, and one of six Spanish competitors using a wheelchair.[3] At the 2011 Spanish national disability table tennis championship, he earned a gold medal. It was the first time the event had been organized by the Spanish Table Tennis Federation. In the final match, he beat Manuel Robles 3 sets to 2 with individual match scores of 5-11, 11-8, 11-6, 9-11 and 11-8.[1][6][7][8]
Rodríguez competed at the 2012 Spanish national disability table tennis championships, which for the third time was affiliated with the Royal Spanish Table Tennis Federation. He repeated his performance from 2011 and won a gold medal in the men's single wheelchair group.[9] Competing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he earned a Paralympic diploma,[10] after having been eliminated by a French competitor.[2] Prior to going to London, he participated in an international competition in Slovenia, and then went to a national team training camp at High Performance Centre (CAR) in Madrid.[5] In February 2013, he competed at the Spanish national disability table tennis championships where he earned a medal.[6][11] In May 2013, he participated in the Bratislava hosted Slovak Open, one of six members of the Spanish delegation to compete at the event.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Martinez.
References
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- ^ a b c "Deportes. José manuel ruiz y miguel rodríguez triunfan en el campeonato de españa de tenis de mesa – Deporte – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Deporte en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). Spain: Noticias.lainformacion.com. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Dos oros, cuatro platas, tres bronces y once diplomas, balance de los andaluces en los Juegos Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: 20minutos.es. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Doce españoles disputan el Europeo de Tenis de Mesa para Discapacitados | Solidaridad" (in Spanish). Spain: elmundo.es. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Jorge Cardona viaja a Bratislava para participar en el Open de Eslovaquia — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón" (in Spanish). Spain: Elperiodicodearagon.com. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Los paralímpicos españoles ultiman en Austria y Eslovenia su preparación de cara a los Juegos — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón" (in Spanish). Spain: Elperiodicodearagon.com. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b "José Manuel Ruiz y Miguel Rodríguez triunfan en el Campeonato de España de Tenis de Mesa (print view)" (in Spanish). Spain: CanariasNoticias.es. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "José Manuel Ruiz y Miguel Rodríguez, campeones" (in Spanish). Spain: Granadahoy.com. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "José Manuel Ruiz, Miguel Rodríguez y Villa La Zubia brillan en el Nacional. Ideal" (in Spanish). Spain: Ideal.es. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "El ADA Guadix Tenis de Mesa, campeón de España | Radio Granada" (in Spanish). Spain: Radiogranada.es. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Griñán, sobre deportistas paralímpicos:"Tienen que servir de testimonio a los andaluces que quieren superarse día a día"" (in Spanish). Spain: 20minutos.es. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Deportistas extremeños consiguen ocho medallas en los campeonatos de tenis de mesa para personas con discapacidad física" (in Spanish). Spain: 20minutos.es. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
External links
edit- Miguel Rodriguez at the International Paralympic Committee
- Miguel Rodriguez Martinez at the Comité Paralímpico Español (archived) (in Spanish)