Jump to content

Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Rfl0216 (talk | contribs) at 00:08, 18 July 2016 (Update infobox). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Template:Spanish name

Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez
Personal information
Birth nameDionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez
NationalitySpanish
Born (1991-04-04) April 4, 1991 (age 33)
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field (T20)

Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez (born April 4, 1991) is a track and field athlete from Spain, who competes under the T20 classification due to an intellectual disability. He represents several athletic teams and is supported by the Carmen Pardo Valcarce Foundation. He has competed at the INAS World Games, INAS World Athletics Championships and the INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships.

Personal

Rodríguez was born on April 4, 1991[1] and is from Madrid.[2][3] Other sports he has played include football and basketball.[4] He has received training in being an electrician.[5]

Athletics

Rodríguez is a T20 athlete from Spain[1] who represents the Madrid sports federation in national competitions.[6] The T20 classification is for athletes with an intellectual disability. Rodriguez is a member of the athletic club, AD Maratón de Madrid.[4] He also is a member of the Madrid Federation of Intellectual Disability Sports, and Club Sports Medicine Infant Jesus of Carmen Pardo-Valcarce Foundation.[5] Since 2004, when he was 13 years old, he has been supported by the Carmen Pardo Valcarce Foundation, which allows him to compete in sport at the highest level.[4][5] This support meant he could use some of the same training materials used by Rafa Nadal, a Spanish tennis player.[5]

In 2006, as a 15-year-old, Rodríguez was one of the top performers at the Madrid Regional Outdoor Athletics Championship.[5] He participated in the Shanghai, China hosted 2007 World Games.[3] He competed at the 2008 INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia, winning a silver in the 200 meters and bronze in 4x400 meter relay.[7]

Rodríguez competed in 2010 INAS European Athletics Championship and picked up a pair of gold medals in the 200 meter and 400 meter events.[6] He competed in the 2011 INAS World Games, winning a pair of silver medals in the 400 meters and the 4x100 meter relay.[8][9][10][11] In 2012, he was a recipient of a Plan ADO €2,500 coaching scholarship.[12] In 2012, he competed at the INAS World Indoor Athletics Championship, earning a gold medal in the 200 meter event, a bronze in the 4x400m relay event and finished fourth in the long jump.[13] He competed in the 2013 INAS World Athletics Championships hosted by the Czech Republic. He picked up two gold medals at the event, one in the 200 meters and one in the 400 meters.[2][14][15] In July 2013, he participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Biography & Results — RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ Dionibel" (in Spanish). Spain: Ipcat.msl.es. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Dionibel Rodríguez se cuelga dos oros; Expósito, otro" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. June 18, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Madridiario, primer diario digital de la C. De Madrid (July 25, 2007). "Madridiario, primer diario digital de la Comunidad de Madrid — Nueve deportistas madrileńos participarán en los 'Special Olympics' de Shangai" (in Spanish). Spain: Madridiario. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Dionibel Rodríguez, primer atleta con discapacidad que participa prueba Sub23. ATLETISMO CTO.ESPAÑA PROMESA" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e "La 'burbuja de aire puro' de la Fundación Rafa Nadal ahora en la Fundación Carmen Pardo-Valcarce — Special Olympics" (in Spanish). Spain: Esto es DxT. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "España regresa con 4 oros, una plata y un bronce del Europeo de Atletismo INAS-FID de Croacia" (in Spanish). Spain: Esto es DxT. July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  7. ^ "España finaliza cuarta en el Mundial de Atletismo para Discapacitados Intelectuales" (in Spanish). Spain: el mundo. March 19, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "Solidaridad Digital — España consigue seis medallas en los Global Games para personas con discapacidad intelectual" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridaddigital.es. October 4, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  9. ^ (Murcia) ATLETISMO (September 26, 2011). "El aguileño Expósito disputa los Global Games en Italia" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  10. ^ "Doce deportistas españoles compiten en los Global Games para personas con discapacidad intelectual" (in Spanish). Spain: Esto es DxT. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  11. ^ "España logra seis medallas en Juegos para personas con discapacidad. POLIDEPORTIVO JUEGOS GLOBAL" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  12. ^ "Becas A Entrenadores Del Plan Adop 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  13. ^ "La selección española regresa con una plata y un bronce del Campeonato del Mundo de Atletismo en pista cubierta (INAS)" (in Spanish). Spain: Esto es DxT. March 22, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  14. ^ "Dionibel Rodríguez se cuelga dos oros en el Mundial para discapacitados intelectuales" (in Spanish). Spain: lainformacion.com. June 17, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  15. ^ "Dionibel Rodríguez se cuelga dos oros en el Mundial para discapacitados intelectuales" (in Spanish). Europapress.es. June 17, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  16. ^ "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.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dionibel_Rodríguez_Rodríguez&oldid=730279337"