Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Congenital |
Classification |
SB-UL |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Spain |
Languages |
Basque, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish |
Higher education |
Business Administration - Virginia International University: Fairfax, VA, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Centro Nacional de Deportes de Invierno Adaptados [CDIA]: Spain |
Name of coach |
Albert Mallol [national] |
Training Regime |
He trains for up to five hours a day in the gym. |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2018 |
Competing for |
Spain |
Location |
Landgraaf, NED |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Never give up." (claudis-fitnesswelt.de, 29 Nov 2017) |
Other sports |
He competed at the 2018 WheelWOD Games in Collingwood, ON, Canada. The WheelWOD Games are the world CrossFit championships for people with an impairment. (noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus, 17 Jul 2018) |
Impairment |
He was born without his lower left arm. (dxtadaptado.com, 09 Nov 2018) |
Other information |
TIME ABROAD
In 2012 he moved to Washington, DC, United States of America, to start work as a computer technician. Two years later he began studying for a degree in business administration at Virginia International University in Fairfax, which he completed in 2017. (noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus, 17 Jul 2018, 28 May 2018; LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2017) |
