Lorenzo Albaladejo Martínez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Albaladejo and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Lorenzo Albaladejo Martínez
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born (1990-05-04) May 4, 1990
Murcia, Spain
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Track and field (T38)

Lorenzo Albaladejo Martínez (born May 4, 1990 in Murcia, Spain) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T38 middle distance and marathon events.

Personal

Albaladejo was born May 4, 1990 in Murcia, Spain. He has cerebral palsy,[1][2] a condition he has had since birth.[3][4] In 2012, he resided in San Javier.[2] In 2012, he was one of several athletes honored at the Murcia Sports Merit Awards organized by the Spanish Sports Press Association in Murcia.[5][6] In December 2013, he attended an event marking Spanish insurance company Santa Lucía Seguros becoming a sponsor of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, and consequently Plan ADOP which funds high performance Spanish disability sport competitors. He chose to attend the event because he wanted to show support for this type of sponsorship.[7] In December 2013, he participated in an event related to Spain's constitution day at the Municipal Sports Centre Moratalaz in Madrid.[8]

Athletics

Albaladejo is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T38 in sprint events.[1][5]

During the 2011/2012 season, Albaladejo competed for the Murcia based Club Escuela de Atletismo San Javier and trained in San Javier and Murcia.[3][4] In 2012, he was the Spanish national champion in the 100 and 200 meter events.[3][4][9] He competed at the 2012 European Stadskanaal, where he earned a pair of silver medals in the 100 meter and 200 meter T38 events.[1][4] He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England where he finished 6th in the 100 meter event and 7th in the 200 meter event.[1][2][10] He was the top European finisher in the 200 meter event.[3] For the 2012/2013 athletics season, he competed for the Madrid-based Club Atletismo Gredos de San Diego and was coached by Jorge Marin.[3][4] In July 2013, he participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Juan Antonio Calvo (July 4, 2012). "La cosecha paralímpica murciana. La Verdad" (in Spanish). Laverdad.es. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "SAN JAVIER / El atleta Lorenzo Albaladejo expone sus diplomas olímpicos y colabora con deportistas discapacitados de Aidemar" (in Spanish). Spain: murcia.com. 2012-11-29. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "San Javier — El atleta Lorenzo Albaladejo expone sus diplomas olímpicos y colabora con deportistas discapacitados de Aidemar" (in Spanish). Spain: Portaldesanjavier.es. 2012-11-29. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Asociación española de prensa deportiva" (in Spanish). Aepde.org. 2012-09-27. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  6. "Rosendo Berengüí recibe homenaje en XXXI Premios al Deporte Murciano cehegin" (in Spanish). Ceheginet.com. 2012-10-18. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  7. "RSC.-La aseguradora 'santalucía' renueva su compromiso con el Plan ADOP" (in Spanish). Spain: Europapress.es. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  8. "Los atletas paralímpicos Gerard Descarrega y Lorenzo Albaladejo celebran el DĂa de la ConstituciĂłn con escolares madrileñąos" (in Spanish). Spain: dxtadaptado.com. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  9. "Cuatro récords y 19 mínimas para los Juegos Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: AS. June 10, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  10. "Los paralímpicos murcianos, en el Aula CAM — La Opinión de Murcia" (in Spanish). Spain: Laopiniondemurcia.es. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  11. "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. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
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