José Martínez Morote

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José Martínez Morote
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1984-02-05) February 5, 1984 (age 40)
Albacete, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportTrack and field (T20)

José Martínez Morote (born February 5, 1984 in Albacete) is a Paralympic track and field athlete from Spain. He has an intellectual disability. He helps track and field athletes where he lives. He first played football, and then started track and field when he was 16 years old. He has competed at the 2007 World Games, the 2011 IPC World Athletics Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Martínez had two scholarships to allow him to be a track and field athlete.

Personal[change | change source]

Martínez was born February 5, 1984 in Albacete, Spain,[1][2][3] and has an intellectual disability.[1] He lives in the city where he was born.[4] He went to school in Cruz de Mayo.[4] He helps track and field athletes where he lives.[4][5]

In 2008, Martínez got an award from the Culture and Sport at the yearly award ceremony for the Federation of Employers of Albacete (FEDA).[6][7]

Athletics[change | change source]

Morote started doing track and field when he was 16 years old. Before track and field, he played football but began track and field because a teacher said his running speed would be better in track and field. He competed in races in Tunisia, Hungary, Sweden, Australia, France, Prague, Brazil and China. His coaches are Camilo and Maxi.[4][5] He is a member of Club Paralímpico de la Región athletic club in Castilla-La Mancha.[2][4][8] He has been given money from the 'Castilla-La Mancha Olímpica' program, which gets money from the Foundation for Culture and Sports of Castilla-La Mancha.[2] He competed in his first Spanish national championships when he was 19 years old. He finished first in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races.[4]

In 2005, Martínez got money from Foundation for Culture and Sports of Castilla-La Mancha to do track and field.[9] He competed at the 2006 Spanish national championships and came first in the 400 and 800 meters.[10] He competed in the 2007 World Games, where he finished second in the 800 meters and third in 1,500 meters.[5]

In 2008, Martínez competed in the Spanish National Athletics Championship where he finished first in the 800 and 1500 meters. That winter, he finished first at the Spanish national winter cross country championships.[2] The following year at the Spanish National Athletics Championship, he competed in the 400, 800, 1,500, long jump and 4x100 meter events,[2] where and came first in the 800 and 1500 meters. .[8] He competed at the 2008 World Intellectual Disability Indoor Athletics Championships in Tallinn, Estonia in where he finished second in the 400 meter event and third in the 4x400 meter event.[11][12] Competing at the 2008 European Championships, he finished first in the 400 meters.[13] Competing in the 2009 Subida al Castillo de Chiva, he came in first in the one mile Paralympic class with a time of 4:45.[14] He competed in the 2009 World Games in the Czech Republic.[8] He competed in the 2009 Spanish national cross country championships, where he finished first. The next year, he finished third.[15]

Martínez competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships for people with intellectual disabilities.[12] He competed in the 2011 Subida al Castillo de Chiva one mile race in the Paralympic class.[16]

Martínez competed at the 2011 IPC World Athletics Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand and he finished fourth in the T20 1,500 meter race.[1][17][18][19][20][21] He competed at the 2011 World Games,[22] and finished second in 4x100 and competed in the 1,500 meters, and finished first in the 4x400 relay team race.[23][24][25]

Martínez competed in 2012 INAS European Athletics Championship.[26] In 2012, he had a scholarship from the Spanish-based Fundación Cultura y Deportes and the Spanish business Lafarge.[27] In 2012, he competed in the World Intellectual Disability Indoor Athletics Championships and finished third in the in the 4 x 400 meter race. He finished sixth in the 1,500 meters.[8]

Martínez competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England. He finished 8th in the T20 1,500 meter race.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "La atleta de Puertollano Rocío del Campo defenderá su título en el Nacional por selecciones autonómicas de Benidorm | Diario La Comarca de Puertollano" (in Spanish). Spain: Lacomarcadepuertollano.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  3. "Del Campo y Morote, representantes regionales en mundial de Bollnas (Suecia) - ABC.es - Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. 2010-04-14. Retrieved July 2, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Dolores Carcelén/Albacete (July 5, 2007). "El medallero de Asprona" (in Spanish). Spain: Laverdad.es. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Dolores Carcelén (October 17, 2007). "El paralímpico José Martínez Morote regresa de China con dos medallas en atletismo. La Verdad" (in Spanish). Spain: Laverdad.es. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  6. "La FEDA otorga una mención especial a Araújo en los premios San Juan 2008" (in Spanish). Spain: soitu.es. 2008-05-29. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  7. "María Luisa Araújo confía en las posibilidades de la región para combatir las dificultades actuales" (in Spanish). Spain: soitu.es. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "La atleta puertollanense Rocío del Campo representará a Espańa en la prueba de salto de altura de los Global Games de Liberec | Diario La Comarca de Puertollano" (in Spanish). Spain: Lacomarcadepuertollano.com. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
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  10. "Campeonato De Espańa De Atletismo Para Discapacitados Intelectuales | Diario La Comarca De Puertollano" (in Spanish). Spain: Lacomarcadepuertollano.com. 2006-05-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
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  12. 12.0 12.1 "Rocío del Campo, oro y José Martínez, plata en el mundial de pista cubierta - ABC.es - Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. 2010-04-21. Retrieved July 2, 2013.[permanent dead link]
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  14. "Luis FИlix gana en Chiva - Superdeporte" (in Spanish). Spain: Superdeporte.es. October 11, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  15. "El hellinero José Martínez Morote, bronce en el nacional de campo a través - ABC.es - Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. Retrieved July 2, 2013.[permanent dead link]
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  18. "El Progreso - Maxi Rodríguez, bronce no 4×100 dos Mundiais paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: Elprogreso.galiciae.com. 2011-01-27. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
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  20. "El relevo masculino 4x100 logra el bronce en los Mundiales Paralímpicos · Tododeporte · Deportes · Terra" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. 2011-01-27. Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
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  25. "España consigue diez medallas en los Global Games para personas con discapacidad intelectual - + DxT - Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  26. "España regresa con 4 oros, una plata y un bronce del Europeo de Atletismo INAS-FID de Croacia - Atletismo - Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  27. "Marín anuncia un convenio para "salvar" las becas CLAMO y la investigación arqueológica" (in Spanish). Spain: Oretania.es. 2013-06-16. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved July 2, 2013.