David Casinos Sierra

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David Casinos Sierra
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1972-02-15) February 15, 1972 (age 52)
Valencia, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field (F11)
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Shot Putt – F11
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Shot Putt – F11
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Shot Putt - F11/12
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Discus Throw - F11

David Casinos Sierra (born February 15, 1972 from Valencia) is a track and field athlete from Spain. He has a disability: He is blind and is T11/F11/B1 type athlete. He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He finished first in the shot put and fourth in the discus. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He finished first in the shot put and seventh in the discus. He raced at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He finished first in the shot put and fifth in the discus. He raced at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He finished first in the discus and fifth in the shot put.[1]


In 2012, he had a Plan ADO €23,000 athlete scholarship with a €3,000 reserve and a €2,500 coaching scholarship.[2]

Year Sporting event Location Sport type Finish Score Note
2000 Paralympic Games  AUS Sydney Shot put F11 Gold Medal 15,26 m
2002 World Championships  FRA Lile Shot put F11 Gold Medal 14,56 m
2004 Paralympic Games  GRE Athens Shot put F11 Gold Medal 14,01 m
2006 World Championships  NED Assen Shot put F11 Gold Medal 13,84 m
Discus F11 Gold Medal 41,27 m
2008 Paralympic Games  CHN Beijing Shot put F11- F12 Gold Medal 14,50 m
2011 World Championship  NZL Christchurch Shot put F11 Gold Medal 12,93 m
Discus F11 Gold Medal 40,89 m

References[change | change source]

  1. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  2. "Becas A Entrenadores Del Plan Adop 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

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