ESPINILLO Maximiliano

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
3	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championship
2	Men	2018	Madrid, ESP
2	Men	2014	Tokyo, JPN

Pini, Maxi (paralympic.org, 17 Mar 2020; Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Spanish

Los Buhos de Santa Fe [Argentina]

Martin Demonte [national], ARG

His brother-in-law Froilan Abdul Padilla has represented Argentina in Para football 5-a-side, and won a bronze medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 Mar 2020; Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Liga Nacional [ARG] (paralympic.org, 17 Mar 2020)

He began playing football at age eight in Cordoba, Argentina. (paradeportes.com, 24 Apr 2019)

He used to practise athletics but he was later convinced by his brother Walter to take up Para football 5-a-side. "My father used to play football in Cordoba. My brother is also blind and when he started playing in a team, I went with him." (paralympic.org, 17 Mar 2020; paradeportes.com, 24 Apr 2019)

To reach the final at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 17 Mar 2020)

He trains five days a week. He also has three strength sessions each week. (paralympic.org, 17 Mar 2020)

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (paradeportes.com, 24 Apr 2019)

His brother-in-law Froilan Abdul Padilla. (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

"One reaches one's goals with humility and sacrifice." (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)