José María Pámpano Cillero (born 10 December 1978) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in T36 middle-distance events.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

José Pámpano
Personal information
Full nameJosé María Pámpano Cillero
NationalitySpanish
Born (1978-12-10) 10 December 1978 (age 45)
Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field (T36)
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 1500 metres – T36

Personal

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Pámpano was born on 10 December 1978, in Badajoz.[2] He has cerebral palsy, a condition he has had since birth, is deaf[3][4] and mute.[5] In 2012, he was residing in Albuquerque, Badajoz.[2] In January 2013, he was part of the ceremony at the official launching of the C.A. Perceiana-Extremadura, an athletics club.[4][6]

Athletics

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Pámpano is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in T36 middle-distance events.[2][7][8][9] He does not participate in the 5,000 meters because it is not available to T36 classified athletes on the international level.[5]

At the 2001 Nottingham, England hosted World Games, he earned a gold medal in the 1,500 meter event.[2] At the European Athletics Championships in 2001, he won a gold medal in the 1,500 meter T36 race.[2] At the Lille, France hosted 2002 IPC World Championship, he earned a bronze medal in the 1,500 meter T36 rrace, and finished fourth in the 4 × 400 meter T35–T38 race.[2] At the 2003 I EPC European Championship in Assen, Netherlands, he won a gold medal in the T35–T38 4 × 400 meter race, won silver medal in the 1,500 meter race, finished fifth in the T36 long jump.[2] Competing at the 2005 European Athletics Championships in Espoo, Finland, he earned a bronze medal in the 1,500 meter race and finished fourth in the 800 meter T36 race.[2] At the 2006 World Athletics Championships in Assen, the Netherlands, he finished sixth in the 1,500 meters and sixth in the 4 × 400 meter T35–T38 relay.[2] In 2010, he competed in the Valencia Athletics Open, which was organized by the Federació d'Esports Adaptats de la Comunitat Valenciana (FESA).[10] In 2011 and 2012, he was coached by Agustín Rubio.[5] He qualified for the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships where he was one of thirty-two competitors representing Spain.[11] At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand, he finished sixth in the 1,500 meter race and 7th in the 800 meter race.[2][12] At an international competition in 2011 in Tunisia, he won two gold medals, one in the 1,500 meters and one in the 800 meters. He picked up a silver medal in the 400 meters at the same event.[3] In 2012, he was a recipient of a Plan ADO €2,500 coaching scholarship.[13] During the 2011 season, he almost quit athletics as he tried to prevent himself from getting injured.[5] At the 2012 European Athletics Championships, he set a personal best time in the 800 meters with a time of 2:18.79. He also managed to qualify for the 400 meter finals where he finished fifth.[14] He competed at the Spanish national championships in 2012 where he qualified for the London Paralympics.[5] In July 2013, he participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.[15]

Paralympics

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Pámpano competed at three consecutive Paralympic Games: 2004, 2008 and 2012.[6] At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, he was part of Spanish 4 × 400 m relay; at the same games, he won a silver medal in the T36 1500meter event. He competed in the 800m in the 2008 Summer Paralympics but was unable to medal in it.[16] There was a budget of €12,000 to cover his trip to and time at the Beijing Games with some of the money coming from sponsor Marca Extremadura. Prior to and after the Games, he had access to counseling.[17][18] As a thirty-one-year-old,[3] he participated at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and finished sixth in the 800 meter race.[2][19] He qualified for the London Games after meeting the qualifying standards at Spanish national championships in Basauri in the Basque region of Spain. Despite meeting the B standard with a time of 2:19.86, there was some question of his eligibility as 27 total athletes had qualified with only 24 available spots.[3][20] He was one of three athletes from the Extremadura region to represent Spain at the 2012 Games.[21] Upon his return from London, there was a ceremony presided over by José Antonio Monago, the governor of Extremadura.[22] Over the course of his Paralympic career, his coach said other countries Paralympic movements became more professional while Spain remained at the same level, which was a bit of a detriment to Pámpano.[5]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "José María Pámpano ATLETISMO : El atleta de la eterna lucha diaria – Deportes – El Periódico Extremadura" (in Spanish). Spain: Elperiodicoextremadura.com. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b Antonio Ortiz. "El paralímpico José María Pámpano apadrina al Perceiana" (in Spanish). Spain: Hoy.es. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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  6. ^ a b "El atleta paralímpico extremeño, José María Pámpano Cillero, será el padrino de honor del C.A. Perceiana-Extremadura | Atletismo Extremadura – Atletismo en Extremadura" (in Spanish). Spain. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Noticias — Assen acoge el Mundial de Atletismo, el mayor evento deportivo tras los Juegos Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Aspaym Cantabria. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Página Oficial del Comité Paralímpico Español" (in Spanish). Paralimpicos.es. 14 August 1981. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  9. ^ Hoy.Es. "González Morato, rércord nacional en jabalina, y Pámpano, mínima para los Juegos" (in Spanish). Hoy.es. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  10. ^ "EL OPEN DE ATLETISMO ADAPTADO DE LA COMUNITAT LLEGA ESTE FIN DE SEMANA AL ESTADIO DEL TURIA" (in Spanish). Spain: FESA. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  11. ^ "Los medallistas paralímpicos españoles en Pekín lideran a la selección". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  12. ^ "Bronce para España en relevos de discapacitados visuales durante el Mundial de Atletismo Paralímpico" (in Spanish). Spain: cronica social. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Becas A Entrenadores Del Plan Adop 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Deportes : El atleta alburquerqueño José María Pámpano logra "su mejor marca personal" en los 800m.l., en el Campeonato de Europa de Atletismo Adaptado" (in Spanish). Spain: Extremaduradehoy.com. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 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 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Paralympic results and medallists since 1960 | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  17. ^ "Los deportistas paralímpicos extremeños José María Pámpano, Loida Zabala y Enrique Floriano parten hoy hacia Pekín – EcoDiario.es" (in Spanish). Spain: Ecodiario.eleconomista.es. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Los deportistas paralímpicos extremeños José María Pámpano, Loida Zabala y Enrique Floriano parten hoy hacia Pekín" (in Spanish). Spain: Europapress.es. 29 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  19. ^ Hoy.Es. "José María Pámpano busca su segunda medalla paralímpica" (in Spanish). Spain: Hoy.es. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  20. ^ "Cuatro récords y 19 mínimas para los Juegos Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: AS. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  21. ^ Badajoz. "Tres deportistas extremeños competirán en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: 20minutos.es. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  22. ^ "GobEx El presidente Monago resalta el esfuerzo y sacrificio de los deportistas olímpicos extremeños como referente para los jóvenes de la región" (in Spanish). Spain: Gobex.es. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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