GARCIA FALAGAN Alba

Spain

Athletics

Date of Birth: 16 Feb 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T12

Place of birth: ALCALA DE HENARES

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : ALCALA DE HENARES

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T12
	Women's 200m - T12

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T12 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m - T12 Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
European Championships
2	100m - T12	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	12.96
3	200m - T12	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	26.48
4	100m - T12	2018	Berlin, GER	13.44
4	200m - T12	2018	Berlin, GER	28.30
5	Long Jump - T12	2018	Berlin, GER	4.12

Hobbies:

Listening to music, reading, spending time with friends. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Physiotherapy - University of Alcala, Spain

Languages spoken:

English, French, Spanish

Club name:

GO fit Athletics [Spain]

Debut:

2018 for Spain, European Championships in Berlin, Germany (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Start:

She took up the sport in 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Reason:

A coach at the Spanish National Organisation of the Blind [ONCE] encouraged her to try Para athletics. She combined the sport with goalball until 2017 when she decided to focus on athletics. (vidasinsuperables.com, 09 Oct 2018; Athlete, 20 Aug 2018; abc.es, 22 Jan 2018 )

Ambition:

To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. She also aspires to become a physiotherapist. (abc.es, 22 Jan 2018)

Training:

She trains for around two-and-a-half hours on at least four days each week. (alcalahoy.es, 15 Jul 2021)

Memorable:

Winning a bronze medal in the F11-F13 long jump at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Hero:

Spanish high jumper Ruth Beitia, Spanish sprinter Bruno Hortelano. (vidasinsuperables.com, 09 Oct 2018; Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Philosophy:

"It is only impossible if you believe it so." (Instagram profile, 01 Jan 2018)

Award:

In 2018 she received the Award for Personal Growth from Gym Factory Magazine. (Gym Factory TV YouTube channel, 24 Feb 2018; gymfactory.net, 11 Feb 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T12, F12 (IPC, 21 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
She was diagnosed with Leber congenital amaurosis at four months old. (abc.es, 22 Jan 2018)

Guide
Jonathan Orozco (alcalahoy.es, 07 Aug 2021)

General
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
She has been part of the Liberty Seguros Paralympic Athletic Promises Team, an initiative set up by the Spanish Paralympic Committee [CPE] to provide financial support to young Spanish Para athletes yet to be integrated into their Paralympic Sports Support Plan [ADOP]. (libertyseguros.es, 27 Mar 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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