Carlos Pérez (long jumper)

Carlos Javier Pérez Hernandez is a T46 athlete from Spain who competes in the long jump.

Carlos Javier Pérez Hernandez
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field (T46)

Personal

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Pérez is from La Palma in the Canary Islands.[1][2] He is missing part of his right arm below the elbow.[1]

Athletes

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Pérez is an F46 classified track and field athlete.[2] He competes in the long jump, triple jump and javelin,[3] and is a member of the Tenerife CajaCanarias athletics club.[1][3]

In 2010, while being based in the Canary Islands, Pérez was coached by Pepe Ortega.[4] He won the 2010 Canary Islands Track Championship .[4] This victory earned him an invitation to the 2010 Spanish Adapted IPC Athletics Championship[4] in Gijón. The competition was his first on the national level, where he won three gold medals: one each in the long jump. triple jump and the javelin.[5][6] In 2010, 2011 and 2012, he trained at Centre d'Alt Rendiment, the high performance training center in Barcelona where he worked with Antonio Corgos and the FC Barcelona athletic club.[1][3][7][8] As a 15-year-old,[9] he finished first in the long jump at the 2011 Valencia hosted Spanish Adapted IPC Athletics Championship.[2][10] The second-place finisher, David Bravo, said afterwards of Pérez 's performance, "Carlos treasures a great future because of his young age."[10] He picked up a second gold medal in the javelin.[9] In 2011, he made the national team and participated in his first international meet when he competed a competition in Italy.[5] In July 2013, he participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "El palmero Carlos PĂŠrez, nuevo fichaje del Tenerife CajaCanarias" (in Spanish). Spain: Diario de Avisos. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Jaime Gilabert se proclama doble campeón de España (T46) en 800 y 400 metros lisos - Atletismo - Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Carlos Pérez ficha por el Tenerife CajaCanarias" (in Spanish). Spain: Eldia.es. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Carlos Javier al Campeonato de España de Pamplona" (in Spanish). Spain: La Voz de La Palma. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Un horizonte más | C. A. Tenerife CajaCanarias" (in Spanish). Spain: Tenerifecajacanarias.com. Retrieved 9 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Carlos Javier Pérez al nacional adaptado por comunidades" (in Spanish). Spain: La Voz de La Palma. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Esportistes | Centre d'alt rendiment de Sant Cugat del Vallés" (in Spanish). Spain: Car.edu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Un horizonte más" (in Spanish). Spain: Atdiari.net. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Noticias de La Palma - Carlos Pérez gana dos medallas de oro en el Campeonato de España de Atletismo Adaptado" (in Spanish). Spain: elapuron.com. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Gilabert se proclama doble campeón de España. Las Provincias" (in Spanish). Spain: Lasprovincias.es. Retrieved 9 July 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. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  12. ^ "El canario Carlos Javier Pérez competirá en el Campeonato del Mundo de Atletismo Paralímpico" (in Spanish). Spain: Canarias24Horas.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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