REINOSO FIGUEROLA Joan

Spain
Cycling Road
10 Jul 1991
30
Male
T2
INCA
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CRD Cycling Road Men's T1-2 Road Race 4
Men's T1-2 Time Trial 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Fuji International Speedway
Men's T1-2 Time Trial
Finished
Fuji International Speedway
Men's T1-2 Road Race
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Road World Championships
1Men's T2 - Time Trial2021Cascais, POR
2Men's T2 - Road Race2018Maniago, ITA
3Men's T2 - Road Race2021Cascais, POR
3Men's T2 - Time Trial2018Maniago, ITA
3Men's T2 - Road Race2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
5Men's T2 - Time Trial2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
6Men's T2 - Road Race2019Emmen, NED
6Men's T2 - Time Trial2019Emmen, NED
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Athlete
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Felix Garcia Casas [national], ESP; Toni Colom [personal], ESP
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He played football at national club junior level for Spanish side CE Constancia de Inca before his accident. He has also served as a coach at the club. (deportebalear.com, 06 Jul 2019; futbolbalear.es, 05 May 2017)
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He suffered neck pain, spinal discomfort, scratches and bruises after being hit from behind by a car while cycling in Majorca, Spain in April 2020. (marca.com, 04 Jun 2020)
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He took up the sport in 2014 in Alcudia, Spain. (ultimahora.es, 29 Mar 2020)
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He competed in an Ironman triathlon and the cycling element of the event appealed most to him. (ultimahora.es, 29 Mar 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (ultimahora.es, 29 Mar 2020)
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Winning the men's T2 time trial event at the 2021 World Championships in Cascais, Portugal. (SportsDeskOnline, 08 Aug 2021; Instagram profile, 18 Jun 2021; diariodemallorca.es, 11 Jun 2021)
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"If you cannot make sacrifices for your dream, then it is not your dream." (Facebook profile, 23 Jul 2021)

General Interest

Classification
T2 (uci.org, 21 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (ultimahora.es, 29 Mar 2020)

Impairment Details
In 2012 a thunderbolt struck him while he was acting as the boatman at an underwater diving tournament in Port de Pollenca on the island of Majorca in Spain. He spent 28 days in a coma and the incident affected his balance. (marca.com, 04 Jun 2020; deportebalear.com, 06 Jul 2019)

General
SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
In 2017, the Spanish football club CE Constancia de Inca, who he used to play for at national junior level before his accident, created the 'Joan Reinoso Grant for Effort and Personal Growth'. The scholarship, which pays for a whole year of club membership fees, is given annually to a candidate who has encountered adversity in their endeavour to make progress in their chosen sport. (deportebalear.com, 06 Jul 2019; futbolbalear.es, 05 May 2017)

Legend
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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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