CABRERA LLACER Hector

Spain
Athletics
9 Mar 1994
27
Male
F12
VALENCIA
 
Spain
OLIVA
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's Shot Put - F12 7
Men's Javelin Throw - F13 3 Bronze Medal

Records

Record Event Mark Date Location

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Standing Shot Put
Men's Shot Put - F12 Final
Finished
Olympic St. - Standing Javelin
Men's Javelin Throw - F13 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
5Javelin Throw - F132016Rio de Janeiro, BRA58.47
8Shot Put - F122016Rio de Janeiro, BRA13.75
World Championships
2Javelin Throw - F132019Dubai, UAE64.89
3Javelin Throw - F132017London, GBR61.53
5Javelin Throw - F132015Doha, QAT56.49
6Shot Put - F122019Dubai, UAE13.14
6Shot Put - F122017London, GBR13.79
8Men's Discus Throw F122017London, GBR39.28
8Men's Discus Throw F122015Doha, QAT38.72
European Championships
1Javelin Throw - F132018Berlin, GER61.31
4Javelin Throw - F132021Bydgoszcz, POL54.47
4Men's Discus Throw F122018Berlin, GER38.64
5Shot Put - F122018Berlin, GER13.07
6Shot Put - F122021Bydgoszcz, POL12.34
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Yoga, pilates. (menshealth.com, 18 May 2019)
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Athlete, Motivational Speaker
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Exercise Science, Sports Science - University of Valencia, Spain
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Partner Ainhoa Martinez
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Catalan, English, Italian, Spanish
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Club de Correr El Garbi [Gandia, ESP]
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Juan Vicente Escolano [club], ESP
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His partner Ainhoa Martinez has competed in able-bodied shot put at national level in Spain. She placed fifth in shot put at the 2021 Spanish indoor national championships. (worldathletics.org, 20 Feb 2021; dxtadaptado.com, 13 May 2020; saforguia.com, 28 Feb 2020)
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He has competed in Para cycling and has won a national title in Spain. (Instagram profile, 01 Jun 2016)
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2012 for Spain, European Championships in Stadskanaal, Netherlands (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)
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In July 2020 he sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] and a meniscus injury in his right knee. He underwent surgery and returned to training in February 2021. In early 2020 he underwent surgery to treat an inguinal hernia. (Instagram profile, 25 Feb 2021; saforguia.com, 11 Nov 2020; efe.com, 11 Aug 2020)

He had surgery on his back due to a slipped spinal disc in November 2016 and returned to competition in June 2017. (practicodeporte.com, 16 Jun 2017; eldesmarque.com, 13 Jan 2017)

In 2015 he was inactive for five months due to an injury to his right elbow. (proyectofer.es, 03 Sep 2015)
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Having previously played football, he was introduced to Para athletics by the National Organisation of Spanish Blind People [ONCE]. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; epoca1.plazadeportiva.com, 24 Jul 2015)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (dxtadaptado.com, 13 May 2020)
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"I normally train six days a week, three days of technical training and three days in the gym." (menshealth.com, 18 May 2019)
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Czech javelin thrower Jan Zelezny. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)
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Coach Juan Vicente Escolano. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)
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"Always try to be the best version of yourself that you can be, whatever happens." (Facebook profile, 23 Nov 2020)
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He was named 2019 and 2016 Male Athlete of the Year in Gandia, Spain. (ondanaranjacope.com, 02 Dec 2019; levante-emv.com, 26 Nov 2016)

In 2014 he was named Best Athlete with an Impairment in Valencia, Spain. (LinkedIn profile, 05 Apr 2021; uegandia.com, 10 Dec 2014)

General Interest

Classification
T12, F12 (IPC, 12 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
At age nine he was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a degenerative eye condition. (menshealth.com, 18 May 2019; asprovincias.es, 24 Feb 2019; epoca1.plazadeportiva.com, 24 Jul 2015)

General
OXYGEN CHAMBER
He believes using hyperbaric oxygen therapy has meant he can achieve better results during training sessions. "It's a very innovative treatment to optimise the body's performance. Working out six days a week at 100%, diet and recovery are very important. The first session, being subjected to almost 100% of oxygen for almost an hour, made me feel strange and dizzy. But my body responded well and I was more active during my training sessions. I'll keep going because it helps me recover. I've noticed that I feel better at the end of my sessions and I can make 90 throws. You get tired, yes, but you feel better at the end." (menshealth.com, 18 May 2019)

FURTHER STUDIES
He studied at the Foro Italico University of Rome in Italy from September 2018 to February 2019 with the Erasmus+ student exchange programme to combine his studies with learning Italian. (menshealth.com, 18 May 2019; lasprovincias.es, 24 Feb 2019)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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