Summer Paralympics 2008 / Participant (Spain)

ESP

15th	21st	22nd

Spain took part in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing with 133 athletes.

In total, the Spanish athletes won 58 medals. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was David Casinos and at the closing ceremony Enhamed Enhamed .

Medals

Medal table

Medal table Spain
space	sport				total
1	swim	10	12	9	31
2	Cycling	3	5	3	11
3	athletics	1	1	5	7th
4th	Judo	1	1	1	3
5	Boccia	-	1	2	3
	Table tennis	-	1	2	3
Total		15th	21st	22nd	58

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
María del Carmen Herrera	Judo	Middle weight (up to 70 kg) women
David Casinos	athletics	Shot put (F11 / 12) men
Javier Otxoa	Cycling	Road individual time trial (CP 3) men
César Neira	Cycling	Road individual time trial (CP 4) men
Christian Venge , David Llaurado	Cycling	Road individual time trial (B&VI 1-3) men
Maria Teresa Perales	swim	50 meter freestyle (S5) women
Maria Teresa Perales	swim	100 meters freestyle (S5) women
Maria Teresa Perales	swim	200 meter freestyle (S5) women
Enhamed Enhamed	swim	100 meter butterfly (S11) men
Enhamed Enhamed	swim	50 meter freestyle (S11) men
Enhamed Enhamed	swim	100 meter freestyle (S11) men
Enhamed Enhamed	swim	400 meter freestyle (S11) men
Richard Oribe	swim	200 meter freestyle (S4) men
Ricardo Ten	swim	100 meter chest (SB4) men
Jesús Collado	swim	400 meter freestyle (S9) men

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Santiago Pesquera , Chema Rodríguez , Yolanda Martín	Boccia	Team BC3
Marta Arce	Judo	Medium weight (up to 63 kg) women
Abderraman Ait Khamouch	athletics	1500 m (T46) men
Christian Venge , David Llaurado	Cycling	Track individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) men
Roberto Alcaide	Cycling	Track individual pursuit (LC 2) men
José Vicente Arzo	Cycling	Road individual time trial (HC C) men
Juan José Méndez	Cycling	Road individual time trial (LC 4) men
Javier Otxoa	Cycling	Road race individual (LC 3–4 / CP 3) men
Richard Oribe	swim	50 meter freestyle (S4) men
Richard Oribe	swim	100 meter freestyle (S4) men
Richard Oribe , Daniel Vidal , Jordi Gordillo , Sebastián Rodríguez	swim	4 × 50 meter freestyle relay men
Sebastián Rodríguez	swim	200 meter freestyle (S5) men
David Julián Levecq	swim	100 meter butterfly (S10) men
Maria Teresa Perales	swim	50 meters back (S5) women
Sandra Gomez	swim	100 meters breast (SB12) women
Ana García-Arcicollar	swim	100 meter butterfly (S12) women
Sarai Gascon	swim	100 meters breast (SB9) women
Vicente Gil	swim	50 meter chest (SB3) men
Enrique Floriano	swim	400 meter freestyle (S12) men
Vicente Javier Torres	swim	150 meter medley (SM4) men
Jorge Cardona , José Manuel Ruiz	Table tennis	Team TT 9 - TT 10 men

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Manuel Ángel Martín	Boccia	Single BC2
Manuel Ángel Martín , Pedro Cordero , Francisco Javier Beltrán , José Vaquerizo	Boccia	Team BC1 / BC2
María Mónica Merenciano	Judo	Lightweight (up to 57 kg) women
Eva Ngui	athletics	100 m (12) women
Eva Ngui	athletics	200 m (12) women
Javier Porras	athletics	Triple jump (F11) men
Ignacio Avila	athletics	1500 m (T13) men
Abderraman Ait Khamouch	athletics	800 m (T46) men
César Neira	Cycling	Track individual pursuit (CP 4) men
Juan José Méndez	Cycling	Track individual pursuit (LC 4) men
Roberto Alcaide	Cycling	Road individual time trial (LC2) men
Alejandro Sánchez	swim	100 meter chest (SB8) men
Miguel Luque	swim	50 meter chest (SB3) men
Pablo Cimadevila	swim	200 meter medley (SM5) men
Maria Teresa Perales	swim	100 meters breast (SB4) women
Esther Morales	swim	100 meters back (S10) women
Déborah Font	swim	50 meter freestyle (S12) women
Sara Carracelas	swim	50 meters back (S2) women
Sebastián Rodríguez	swim	50 meter freestyle (S5) men
Pablo Cimadevila , Vicente Gil , Daniel Vidal , Sebastián Rodríguez	swim	4 × 50 meter medley relay men
Álvaro Valera	Table tennis	Individual TT 7 men
Tomás Piñas	Table tennis	Single TT 3 men

Participants by sport

Boccia

Women

• Maria Desamparados Baixauli (Singles (BC4))
• Elisabeth Gonzalez
• Yolanda Martín (Singles (BC3))

Men

• Francisco Javier Beltrán (Individual (BC1))
• Pedro Cordero (Individual (BC2))
• Jose María Dueso (Singles (BC4))
• Miguel Angel Lopez
• Manuel Ángel Martín (Individual (BC2): Bronze )
• Chema Rodríguez (Singles (BC3))
• Santiago Pesquera (Singles (BC3))
• Isaac Penin
• Jose Rodriguez
• Gorka Santesteban
• José Vaquerizo (Individual (BC1))

Doubles (BC4) (Maria Desamparados Baixauli, Jose María Dueso)

Team (BC1-2) (Francisco Javier Beltrán, Pedro Cordero, Manuel Ángel Martín, José Vaquerizo): Bronze

Team (BC3) (Yolanda Martín, Chema Rodríguez, Santiago Pesquera): Silver

Archery

Men

• Manuel Candela (Recurve (W1 / W2), Recurve (Team))
• Jose Manuel Marin (Recurve (W1 / W2), Recurve (Team))
• Antonio Sanchez (Recurve (ST))
• Juan Miguel Zarzuela (Recurve (Team), Recurve (ST))

Soccer (teams of 5)

Men

• Adolfo Samuel Acosta
• Vicente Aguilra
• Alfredo Cuadrado
• Pedro Antonio Garcia
• Carmelo Garrido
• Jose Manuel Gomez
• Álvaro González Alcaraz
• José Lopez
• Antonio Jesus Martin
• Marcelo Rosado

Goalball

Men

• Vicente Galiana
• Jose Fernando Garcia
• Raúl García
• Jose Perez
• Tomas Rubio
• Jesus Nazareth Santana

Judo

Women

• Marta Arce (up to 63 kg: silver )
• Sara de Pinies (over 70 kg)
• Laura García (up to 48 kg)
• Sheila Hernandez (up to 52 kg)
• María del Carmen Herrera (up to 70 kg: gold )
• María Mónica Merenciano (up to 57 kg: bronze )

Men

• David García (up to 66 kg)
• Salvador Gonzalez (up to 81 kg)
• Rafael Moreno (over 100 kg)
• Abel Vazquez (up to 90 kg)

athletics

Women

• Jessica Castellano (shot put (F12 / 13), discus throwing (F12 / 13))
• Elena Congost (1500 m (T13), 800 m (T12 / 13))
• Rosalía Lázaro (long jump (F12), 100 m (T12))
• Celia Maestre
• María Martínez (Discus Throwing (F12 / 13))
• Sara Martínez (long jump (F12), 100 m (T12))
• Eva Ngui (200 m (T12): bronze , 100 m (T12): bronze )

Men

• Abderrahman Ait Khamouch (800 m (T46): bronze , 1500 m (T46): silver )
• Miguel Ángel Arroyo (1500 m (T13), 800 m (T12))
• Abel Avila (1500 m (T13), 800 m (T12))
• Ignacio Ávila (800 m (T12), 1500 m (T13): bronze )
• Rafael Botello (5000 m (T54), Marathon (T54), 1500 m (T54))
• David Bravo (long jump (F46))
• David Casinos (shot put (F11 / 12): gold , discus throwing (F11 / 12))
• José Antonio Castilla (Marathon (T46))
• José Javier Conde (Marathon (T46))
• Pablo Garcia
• Manuel Garnica (10000 m (T12), marathon (T12))
• José Manuel González (800 m (T36))
• Jose Maria Gonzalez
• Jorge Madera (marathon (T54), 1500 m (T54), 5000 m (T54))
• Gustavo Nieves (5000 m (T13), 10000 m (T12))
• José María Pampano (800 m (T36))
• Javier Porras (long jump (F11), 100 m (T11), triple jump (F11): bronze )
• Roger Puigbó (800 m (T53), Marathon (T54), 5000 m (T54))
• Maximiliano Oscar Rodríguez (200 m (T12), 100 m (T12))
• Raul Sabate
• Santiago José Sanz (marathon (T52), 800 m (T52))

Powerlifting (bench press)

Women

• Loida Zabala (up to 48 kg)

Cycling

Women

• Raquel Acinas ( lane 500 m time trial (LC3-4 / CP 3), lane individual pursuit (LC 3-4 / CP 3), road individual time trial (LC 3 / LC 4 / CP 3))
• Marina Girona (road race single (B&VI 1-3), track single pursuit (B&VI 1-3), road single time trial (B&VI 1-3), track 1 km time trial (B&VI 1-3))
• Ana Lopez (track 1 km time trial (B&VI 1-3), road individual time trial (B&VI 1-3), track individual pursuit (B&VI 1-3), road race individual (B&VI 1-3))

Men

• Roberto Alcaide (Track Team Sprint (LC1-4 CP3 / 4), Road Race Individual (LC 1 / LC 2 / CP 4), Track Individual Pursuit (LC 2): Silver , Road Individual Time Trial (LC2): Bronze , Track 1- km time trial (LC 2))
• José Vicente Arzo (road race individual (HC C), road individual time trial (HC C): silver )
• Maurice Far Eckhard (track 1 km time trial (CP 3), road race individual (LC 3 / LC 4 / CP 3), road individual time trial (CP 3), track individual pursuit (CP 3))
• Antonio García (road race individual (LC 3 / LC 4 / CP 3), track individual pursuit (LC 3), road individual time trial (LC3), track 1 km time trial (LC 3-4), track team sprint (LC1- 4 CP3 / 4))
• Francisco González (track 1 km time trial (B&VI), track individual pursuit (B&VI 1-3), road individual time trial (B&VI 1-3), road race individual (B&VI 1-3))
• Amador Granado (road race individual (LC 1 / LC 2 / CP 4), track team sprint (LC1-4 CP3 / 4), track individual pursuit (LC 2), track 1 km time trial (LC 2))
• David Llaurado (road individual time trial (B&VI 1-3): gold , track individual pursuit (B&VI 1-3): silver , road race individual (B&VI 1-3))
• Juan José Méndez (track 1 km time trial (LC 3-4), track individual pursuit (LC 4): bronze , road individual time trial (LC4): silver , road race individual (LC 3 / LC 4 / CP 3))
• César Neira (Track Team Sprint (LC1-4 CP3 / 4), Track Individual Pursuit (CP 4): Bronze , Track 1 km Time Trial (CP 4), Road Individual Time Trial (CP 4): Gold , Road Race Individual (LC 1 / LC 2 / CP 4))
• Javier Otxoa (road race individual (LC 3 / LC 4 / CP 3): silver , track 1 km time trial (CP 3), track individual pursuit (CP 3), road individual time trial (CP 3): gold )
• Aitor Oroza (Mixed Road Individual Time Trial (CP 1 / CP / 2), Mixed Road Race Individual CP 1 / CP 2)
• Juan Francisco Suarez (road race individual (B&VI 1-3), track 1 km time trial (B&VI), track individual pursuit (B&VI 1-3), road individual time trial (B&VI 1-3))
• Christian Venge (road individual time trial (B&VI 1-3): gold , road race individual (B&VI 1-3), track individual pursuit (B&VI 1-3): silver )

Wheelchair fencing

Women

• Gema Victoria Hassen-Bey (single sword (B), single foil (B))

Men

• Juan Arnau (single saber (B))
• Fernando Granell (single sword (A), single foil (A))
• Luis Miguel Redondo (single saber (A))
• Luis Sanchez (single saber (A), single sword (A))
• Carlos Soler (single saber (B), single sword (B))

Wheelchair tennis

Women

• Maria Dolores Ochoa (Individual)

Men

• Alvaro Illobre (singles, doubles with Francesc Tur)
• Francesc Tur (singles, doubles with Alvaro Illobre)

rowing

Men

• Juan Pablo Barcia (One 1000 m)

shoot

Men

• Jose Luis Martinez (mixed sport pistol 25 meters (SH1), men air pistol 10 meters (SH1), mixed free pistol 50 meters (SH1))
• Miguel Orobitg (Mixed free rifle 50 meters prone (SH1), Free rifle 50 meters (SH1), Mixed air rifle 10 meters prone (SH1), Air rifle 10 meters (SH1))
• Francisco Angel Soriano (men's air pistol 10 meters (SH1), mixed free pistol 50 meters (SH1), mixed sport pistol 25 meters (SH1))

swim

Women

• Amaya Alonso (200 meters medley (SM12), 100 meters freestyle (S12), 100 meters butterfly (S12))
• Lidia Marta Banos (400 meters freestyle (S13), 200 meters medley (SM13))
• Sara Carracelas (50 meters back (S2): bronze , 50 meters freestyle (S3))
• Carla Casals (50 meters freestyle (S12), 200 meters medley (SM12), 100 meters chest (SB12), 100 meters butterfly (S12))
• Julia Castello (100 meters chest (SB5), 100 meters back (S6))
• Déborah Font (100 meters freestyle (S12), 100 meters chest (SB12), 50 meters freestyle (S12): bronze )
• Ana García-Arcicollar (200 meters medley (SM12), 100 meters freestyle (S12), 100 meters butterfly (S12): silver , 50 meters freestyle (S12))
• Sarai Gascón (50 meters freestyle (S9), 100 meters butterfly (S9), 100 meters chest (SB9): silver , 200 meters medley (SM9))
• Sandra Gómez (100 meters chest (SB12): silver )
• Esther Morales (50 meters freestyle (S10), 100 meters back (S10): bronze , 100 meters freestyle (S10))
• María Teresa Perales (200 meters freestyle (S5): gold , 50 meters butterfly (S6), 100 meters chest (SB4): bronze , 100 meters freestyle (S5): gold , 50 meters back (S5): silver , 50 meters freestyle (S5): gold )
• Ester Rodriguez (200 meter medley (SM9), 100 meter chest (SB8))
• Ana Rubio (100 meter chest (SB9), 200 meter medley (SM10))

Men

• Luis Antonio Arevalo (200 meters medley (SM13), 400 meters freestyle (S13), 100 meters chest (SB13))
• Pablo Cimadevila (4 × 50 meter medley : bronze , 100 meter chest (SB4), 200 meter medley (SM5): bronze )
• Jesús Collado (4 × 100 meters freestyle, 100 meters back (S9), 4 × 100 meters medley, 100 meters freestyle (S9), 100 meters butterfly (S9), 400 meters freestyle (S9): gold )
• Javier Crespo (100 meter chest (SB9), 4 × 100 meter medley)
• Eduardo Cruz (100 meters freestyle (S11), 400 meters freestyle (S11), 100 meters back (S11), 50 meters freestyle (S11), 100 meters butterfly (S11))
• Enhamed Enhamed (400 meters freestyle (S11): gold , 50 meters freestyle (S11): gold , 100 meters back (S11), 100 meters butterfly (S11): gold , 100 meters freestyle (S11): gold )
• Enrique Floriano (100 meters chest (SB12), 400 meters freestyle (S12): silver , 200 meters medley (SM12), 100 meters freestyle (S12))
• Omar Font (400 meters freestyle (S12), 100 meters freestyle (S12), 50 meters freestyle (S12))
• Arkaitz Garcia (50 meters back (S4))
• Albert Gelis (50 meters freestyle (S12), 200 meters medley (SM12), 100 meters back (S12), 100 meters butterfly (S12), 100 meters freestyle (S12))
• Juan Diego Gil (400 meters freestyle (S12))
• Vicente Gil (4 × 50 meter medley: bronze , 50 meter chest (SB3): silver )
• Jordi Gordillo (100 meters freestyle (S5), 50 meters freestyle (S5), 200 meters freestyle (S5), 4 × 50 meters freestyle: silver )
• David Julián Levecq (100 meters freestyle (S10), 50 meters freestyle (S10), 100 meters butterfly (S10): silver , 4 × 100 meters medley, 4 × 100 meters freestyle)
• Daniel Llambrich (100 meters chest (SB12), 50 meters freestyle (S12))
• Miguel Luque (50 meters back (S5), 50 meters chest (SB3): bronze , 150 meters medley (SM4))
• Jose Antonio Mari (100 meters freestyle (S9), 100 meters butterfly (S9), 50 meters freestyle (S9), 400 meters freestyle (S9), 4 × 100 meters freestyle)
• Miguel Angel Martinez (50 meters back (S3), 50 meters freestyle (S3), 100 meters freestyle (S3))
• Kevin Méndez (200 meters medley (SM13), 400 meters freestyle (S13), 100 meters butterfly (S13), 100 meters back (S13))
• Israel Oliver (100 meters butterfly (S12), 200 meters medley (SM12), 100 meters chest (SB12))
• Richard Oribe (200 meters freestyle (S4): gold , 100 meters freestyle (S4): silver , 50 meters freestyle (S4): silver , 4 × 50 meters freestyle: silver )
• Sebastián Rodríguez (4 × 50 meter freestyle: silver , 200 meter freestyle (S5): silver , 50 meter freestyle (S5): bronze , 100 meter freestyle (S5), 4 × 50 meter medley: bronze )
• Alejandro Sánchez (100 meter chest (SB8): bronze , 200 meter medley (SM8), 4 × 100 meter medley, 100 meter butterfly (S8))
• Ricardo Ten (50 meters back (S5), 100 meters chest (SB4): gold , 50 meters butterfly (S5), 4 × 50 meters medley)
• Vicente Javier Torres (150 meter medley (SM4): silver , 50 meter back (S5), 4 × 50 meter medley)
• Daniel Vidal (4 × 50 meter medley: bronze , 4 × 100 meter medley, 100 meter freestyle (S6), 4 × 100 meter freestyle, 50 meter butterfly (S6), 4 × 50 meter freestyle: silver , 50 meter freestyle (S6 ))

sailing

Men

• Emilio Fernandez (one-man keelboat (2.4mR))

Table tennis

Men

• Jorge Cardona (individual (9/10), team (9/10): silver )
• Jordi Morales (Team (6-8), Individual (7))
• Tomás Piñas (Singles (3): Bronze )
• José Manuel Ruiz (Individual (9/10), Team (9/10): Silver )
• Álvaro Valera (Individual (7): Bronze , Team (6-8))

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Summer Paralympics list of participants ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Query at paralympic.org (as of May 19, 2009)
2. ↑ List of flag bearers at the opening ceremony ( memento of March 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) paralympic.org (as of May 19, 2009)
3. ↑ List of flag bearers at the closing ceremony paralympic.org (as of May 19, 2009)