ANDRES BARRIO Sara

Date of Birth: 21 Aug 1986

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T62

Place of birth: MADRID

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : MADRID

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T64	7
	Women's Long Jump - T64	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump	Women's Long Jump - T64 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T64 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T64 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	400m - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:05.64
9	200m - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	28.80
14	100m - T44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	14.06
World Championships
3	200m - T44	2017	London, GBR	27.33
3	400m - T44	2017	London, GBR	1:03.08
4	4x100m Universal Relay	2019	Dubai, UAE	51.95
5	100m - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	13.17
7	Long Jump - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	4.64
11	100m - T44	2017	London, GBR	13.92
European Championships
2	Women's 200m T62	2018	Berlin, GER	29.83
3	100m - T64	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	12.93
4	Long Jump - T64	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	5.04
4	4x100m Universal Relay	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	50.67
4	4x100m Universal Relay	2018	Berlin, GER	DSQ
5	100m - T64	2018	Berlin, GER	14.27

Dancing. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Teacher

Child Psychology - Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Languages spoken:

Club Atletismo Las Rozas Miacum [Madrid, ESP]

Carlos Llanos Rodriguez, ESP, from 2016

2015 for Spain (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

She took up Para athletics at age 28 in Madrid, Spain. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019, 17 Jul 2017)

She has always liked sport, and practised karate, tennis and equestrian before her accident. "I wanted to feel free, feel the air in my face after being in a wheelchair for nine months and many more learning how to walk again." (Athlete, 17 Jul 2017; saraandres.es, 14 Aug 2016)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; gerente.com, 25 Nov 2019)

She trains three or four days a week on the track, and also does three sessions each week at the gym. (runnersworld.com, 20 Jul 2019)

Winning bronze in the T44 200m at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Coach Carlos Llanos Rodriguez. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Coach Carlos Llanos Rodriguez. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"I prefer not having feet and knowing where I am going, than having feet and being lost." (Athlete, 13 Jun 2017)

In 2020 she received the Sport Without Limits Award at the Alberto Pico Solidarity Awards in Santander, Spain. (santander.es, 25 Aug 2020; Facebook profile, 27 Aug 2020)

In 2017 and 2019 she received the Seven Stars Award as Best Female Athlete in Madrid, Spain. (abc.es, 10 Jan 2019; noroestemadrid.com, 08 Feb 2018; mundodeportivo.com, 07 Feb 2018)

In 2017 she received the Juan Palau Award from the Spanish Federation of Sports for People with Physical Impairment [FEDDF]. (cocemfe.es, 10 May 2018)

She was named the 2017 Female Para Athlete of the Year by the Madrid Athletics Federation. (marca.com, 01 Mar 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T62 (IPC, 19 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (elcorreo.com, 30 May 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
Both her legs were amputated below the knee after she was involved in a car accident in 2011. (elpais.com, 22 Jan 2019; Athlete, 17 Jul 2017; saraandres.es, 26 Feb 2020; gerente.com, 25 Nov 2019)

General
EVENT ELIGIBILITY
She says it is unfair that female athletes with the T62 classification will be unable to compete in 200m and 400m at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. T62 athletes can still compete in 100m alongside T44 and T64 athletes, while a 400m event will also take place for male T62 athletes. "It is not fair. The athletes with single amputations have one foot to lean on at the start, so they are able to react faster. I think they should let us race together or apply the same handicap system as in other events." (as.com, 16 Apr 2021; change.org, 01 Nov 2020; 2020 Paralympic Games medal events programme, 28 Jan 2018)

AUTHOR
She has written a children's book that was published in 2019 titled 'Sabes quien soy?' [Do you know who I am?]. The 36-page illustrated book has five characters with different hobbies and impairments, who show the reader how they live their day-to-day lives. (revistalideras.com, 01 May 2019)

HEALTH ISSUES
She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in the period between the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2017 World Championships in London, England. She required surgery, and then had a further medical procedure one year later after doctors discovered she had basal cell carcinoma [a form of skin cancer]. "I think that things happen for a reason, and that it is better to face them with a positive attitude rather than being bitter." (elpais.com, 23 Jan 2019; rtve.es, 21 May 2018; gerente.com, 25 Nov 2019)

OCCUPATION
She has worked as a teacher at a primary school in Villanueva de la Canada, Spain. She took a leave of absence from her job in January 2019 in order to focus on preparing for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (runnersworld.com; 20 Jul 2019; elpais.com, 22 Jan 2019; rtve.es, 21 May 2018; saraandres.es, 13 Jun 2017; gerente.com, 25 Nov 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/sara.andresbarrio
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/www.saraandres.es/
https://instagram.com/saraandressport/
https://twitter.com/saraandresb
Athlete Website: http://www.saraandres.es/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClurnGDM2ctw-trRgtuNpmA

Legend

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

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