Antonio Cid Cortés
| Antonio Cid Cortés medal table |
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 Spain
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| Paralympic Games | ||
| gold | 1992 Barcelona | Single - C1 |
| gold | 1992 Barcelona | Team - C1 / C2 |
| gold | 1996 Atlanta | Team - C1 / C2 |
| silver | 2000 Sydney | Single - BC1 |
| silver | 2000 Sydney | Team - BC1 / BC2 |
| bronze | 2004 Athens | Team - BC1 / BC2 |
Antonio Cid Cortés (born February 16, 1954 in Xunqueira de Espadanedo , Ourense Province ) is a Spanish former boccia player . He was born with infantile cerebral palsy , also suffers from tetraplegia and therefore last started in disabled sports in classification group BC1.
While working in the Netherlands in the 1980s , he became interested in boccia. With six medals - including three gold ones - he is one of the most successful athletes in his sport at the Paralympic Summer Games . In addition, he won seven medals in world, five in European and 16 in national Spanish championships during his career.
Cid Cortés is a member of the Asociación Aixiña in Ourense , a non-profit association and meeting place for physically and mentally disabled people.
Honors
- 2006: Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo
- 2012: Distinción al Mérito Deportivo de Galicia
- Stone memorial plaque in his hometown
Web links
- Luis Manuel Rodríguez: "La otra paralimpiada de Antonio" . On July 5, 2012 from lavozdegalicia.es ( La Voz de Galicia ), accessed on November 16, 2015.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cid Cortés, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | spanish boccia player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Xunqueira de Espadanedo , Ourense |