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Abel Ávila

Abel Ávila (number 2) in the men's 1500 metres T13 final at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Abel Ávila Rodríguez
Born	15 March 1977 (1977-03-15) (age 47)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Disability class	T12
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  Spain Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney 800 metres – T12

Abel Ávila Rodríguez (born 15 March 1977) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T12 middle-distance events.

Athletics

Competing at the Greece hosted 2005 European Championships, he won a medal. He medaled at the 2006 World Championships. Competing at the 2009 IBSA European Championships, he won a medal. Prior to the start of the London Games, he trained with several other visually impaired Spanish track and field athletes in Logroño. From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient a Plan ADO scholarship.

Paralympics

Abel has competed in three summer Paralympics, his first in 2000 proving to be his most successful winning a silver in his only event the 800m. In the two following games he competed in 800m and 1500m and in 2004 the 5000m all without any medal success.

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

References

1. "Paralimpiadas – Deportista: Abel Ávila Rodríguez". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
2. "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). Paralympic.org. 9 September 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
3. ^ "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE" (in Spanish). Once.es. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
4. "Atletas paralímpicos con discapacidad visual se entrenan en Logroño – Canal de Vídeos de" (in Spanish). Spain: Larioja.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
5. "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
6. profile on paralympic.org

External links

• Abel Avila at the International Paralympic Committee
• Abel Avila Rodriguez at the Comité Paralímpico Español (archive) (in Spanish)
• Abel Ávila récord del mundo de 10.000 metros at RunScore.net

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