CABELLO LLAMAS Alfonso

Date of Birth: 19 Sep 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Sport Class: C5

Place of birth: CORDOBA

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : SPAIN

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Track	Men's C4-5 1000m Time Trial	1
	Mixed C1-5 750m Team Sprint ESP Spain	3

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Izu Velodrome	Men's C4-5 1000m Time Trial	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Mixed C1-5 750m Team Sprint Qualifying	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Mixed C1-5 750m Team Sprint Final - Bronze	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
DNF	C4-5 Road Race	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
DNF	C4-5 Road Race	2012	London, GBR
Track World Championships
DNS	Men's C5 - Scratch Race	2019	Apeldoorn, NED

CYCLING TRACK

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	C4-5 1000m Time Trial	2012	London, GBR
3	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3	C4-5 1000m Time Trial	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
7	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2012	London, GBR
Track World Championships
1	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
1	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
1	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2016	Montichiari, ITA
1	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2015	Apeldoorn, NED
1	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2014	Aguascalientes, MEX
1	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2014	Aguascalientes, MEX
2	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2015	Apeldoorn, NED
3	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2016	Montichiari, ITA
3	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2012	Los Angeles, CA, USA
3	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2012	Los Angeles, CA, USA
4	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2011	Montichiari, ITA
5	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
23	Men's C4-5 - Scratch Race	2015	Apeldoorn, NED
DSQ	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2020	Milton, ON, CAN

La Bala de La Rambla [The Bullet from La Rambla] (diariocordoba.com, 30 Jan 2020)

Languages spoken:

Other sports:

He competed in both road cycling and track cycling at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016. He has also taken part in able-bodied cycling competitions at national level in Spain. (marca.com, 26 Sep 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 28 Jul 2017)

In 2018 he injured his elbow after crashing and was unable to train for three weeks. (marca.com, 23 Sep 2018)

In October 2017 he cracked a bone in his left hip [acetabular labrum]. The injury prevented him from competing at that year's able-bodied national cycling championships in Spain. (marca.com, 09 Oct 2017)

In December 2016 he injured his shoulder after falling off his bike. He was unable to train properly following the accident and missed out on selection for the 2017 World Championships. (fccv.es, 04 Feb 2017)

He was given a bike at age 11. (ciclismoadaptado.es, 26 Jan 2011)

Doctors encouraged him to ride to strengthen the left side of his body. (marca.com, 10 Apr 2014)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (marca.com, 27 Dec 2019)

Spanish Para cyclist Jose Antonio Villanueva, Spanish road cyclists Carlos Sastre and Oscar Pereiro. (marca.com, 23 May 2017, 10 Apr 2014)

Philosophy:

"The possibility of realising a dream is what makes life interesting." (Twitter profile, 20 Jul 2017)

In 2020 he was named Andalusian Athlete of Gold by the Sports Journalists' Federation of Andalusia in Spain. (cordopolis.es, 17 Feb 2020)

In 2018 he was named Sportsman of the Year by the Association of Sports Journalist of Cordoba in Spain. (cordobahoy.es, 27 Dec 2018)

He received the 2016 Valores Sociales award at the Cordoba Athlete of the Year Awards in Spain. (diariocordoba.com, 16 Jun 2017)

A sports hall in his hometown of La Rambla, Spain, has been named after him. (avancedeportivo.es, 04 Jul 2018)

General Interest

Classification
C5 (UCI, 15 Mar 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (marca.com, 10 Apr 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (marca.com, 10 Apr 2014)

Impairment Details
He was born without his left hand. (marca.com, 10 Apr 2014)

General
ABLE-BODIED CYCLING
He has competed in able-bodied track cycling. In 2018 he won bronze in the 1km time trial at the Spanish championships, and the following year he improved to the silver medal position. "I showed that I am a high performance athlete, like the rest of the competitors. I showed again that an impairment is not a problem. I dream of winning gold, why not? I have shown that I am capable of doing it." (marca.com, 27 Dec 2019, 23 Sep 2018)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/alfonso.cabello.54
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/alfonsocabellollamas/
https://instagram.com/cabellollamas/
https://twitter.com/cabello93
Athlete Website: http://alfonsocabello.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfQcM215EkmG2AB57c5BitA

Legend

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

Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos