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Joan Munar
Personal information
Full nameJoan Munar Martínez
NationalitySpanish
Born (1996-02-01) February 1, 1996 (age 28)
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field (T12)
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 100m - T12
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stadskanaal 100m - T13
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stadskanaal 200m - T13
Gold medal – first place 2016 Grosseto 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2014 Swansea 200m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto 200m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Swansea 100m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Swansea 4x100m relay - T11-13

Joan Munar Martínez (born February 1, 1996 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T12 track and field events.[1] He has a vision impairment.[2]

Personal

Munar was born February 1, 1996 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. He has a vision impairment.[2] He lived in the Baleric Islands.[3]

Athletics

Munar is a Paralympic T12 track and field athlete.[2] He does not race with a sighted guide.[4][5]

Munar has won the Mallorca Athletics Region Championship.[6] In 2011, he won the Spanish national championship.[6] He competed at the 2012 IPC European Athletics Championships and earned two golds in the 100 meter and 200 meter events.[2][3][7] One of his golds came in the 200 meters.[8] He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England where he finished 12th in the 100 meters and had a DNF in the 4 X 100 meter race.[2][3] The 100 meters was his first race of the Games.[9] He ran in the semi-finals with his guide in the 4x100 meter race on the seventh day of the Games.[10][11][12] He was one of twenty-four members of the Spanish athletics team. Competing at the Games as a 16-year-old, he was the youngest member of the athletics team.[13] In May 2013, he competed in the Spanish national championships, where he earned a gold medal in the 200 meters and a silver in the 100 meters.[14] In July 2013, he participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Paralimpiadas - Deportista: Joan Munar Martínez". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE" (in Spanish). Once.es. 2008-09-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  4. ^ "Joan Munar Martinez Of Spain And Andrey Koptev... Fotografía de noticias | Getty Images España | 151263179". Gettyimages.es. 2012-09-05. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Picture". Shreveport Times. 2012. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "La ONCE homenajea a los deportistas ciegos de Mallorca". Mallorca Confidencial. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  7. ^ "Biography & Results — MUNAR MARTINEZ Joan" (in Spanish). Spain: Ipcat.msl.es. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  8. ^ "Christoph Bausch holt EM-Titel — Mehr Sport, Sport" (in German). news.ch. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  9. ^ "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  10. ^ "Joan Munar Martinez Of Spain And Andrey Koptev... Fotografía de noticias" (in Spanish). Spain: Getty Images. 2012-09-05. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  11. ^ "iPhone gallery picture". Shreveport Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  12. ^ "London Paralympics Athletics". Bigstory.ap.org. 2012-09-05. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  13. ^ "Spain confirm squad of 142 for London 2012 - insidethegames.biz — Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News". insidethegames.biz. July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  14. ^ "Federación Española De Deportes De Personas Con Discapacidad Física" (in Spanish). Spain: Feddf.es. May 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  15. ^ "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 December 2, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
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