MARTINEZ TAJUELO Miguel Angel

Spain
Swimming
19 Apr 1984
37
Male
S3
JAEN
 
Spain
ANDUJAR
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SWM Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle - S3 8
Men's 100m Freestyle - S4  
Men's 200m Freestyle - S3 7
Men's 50m Backstroke - S3 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 100m Freestyle - S4 Heat 2
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 50m Backstroke - S3 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 50m Backstroke - S3 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 50m Freestyle - S3 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 50m Freestyle - S3 Final
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 200m Freestyle - S3 Heat 1
Finished
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Men's 200m Freestyle - S3 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
450m Backstroke - S32012London, GBR51.83
5100m Freestyle - S32008Beijing, CHN2:02.29
550m Backstroke - S32008Beijing, CHN56.82
650m Freestyle - S32016Rio de Janeiro, BRA50.90
6200m Freestyle - S32016Rio de Janeiro, BRA3:45.19
650m Backstroke - S32016Rio de Janeiro, BRA52.87
650m Freestyle - S32008Beijing, CHN57.11
World Championships
250m Freestyle - S32013Montreal, QC, CAN52.18
2100m Freestyle - S32013Montreal, QC, CAN1:50.14
2200m Freestyle - S32013Montreal, QC, CAN3:48.82
250m Backstroke - S32013Montreal, QC, CAN52.60
2Men's 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points2013Montreal, QC, CAN2:42.60
250m Backstroke - S32010Eindhoven, NED51.20
450m Freestyle - S32017Mexico City, MEX49.92
4200m Freestyle - S32017Mexico City, MEX3:49.83
450m Backstroke - S32017Mexico City, MEX51.02
4200m Freestyle - S32015Glasgow, GBR3:52.31
44x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2013Montreal, QC, CAN2:57.44
450m Freestyle - S32010Eindhoven, NED51.63
4100m Freestyle - S32010Eindhoven, NED1:50.82
4200m Freestyle - S32010Eindhoven, NED3:50.43
5200m Freestyle - S32019London, GBR3:46.06
550m Freestyle - S32015Glasgow, GBR52.52
550m Backstroke - S32015Glasgow, GBR53.24
6Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points2019London, GBR2:53.37
750m Freestyle - S32019London, GBR53.92
750m Backstroke - S32019London, GBR52.86
74x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2019London, GBR2:46.85
European Championships
350m Freestyle - S32018Dublin, IRL52.28
3200m Freestyle - S32018Dublin, IRL3:49.57
350m Backstroke - S32018Dublin, IRL52.49
3Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points2018Dublin, IRL2:52.59
450m Freestyle - S32020Funchal, POR52.42
4200m Freestyle - S32020Funchal, POR3:54.59
450m Backstroke - S32020Funchal, POR53.18
DSQ4x50m Freestyle Relay - 20 Points2018Dublin, IRLDSQ
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Spending time with friends. (muchodeporte.com, 30 Dec 2019; Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
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Athlete, Coach, Motivational Speaker
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Business Administration, Coaching, Management - Professional Schools of the Sagrada Familia, Jaen, ESP
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English, Spanish
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CN Fidias [Cordoba, ESP]
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Esperanza Jaqueti Peinado [club], ESP
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2008 for Spain, in Berlin, Germany (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
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He began swimming in 2006 in Andujar, Spain. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
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He initially got involved in swimming as a hobby. He then met coach Esperanza Jaqueti Peinado and started taking the sport seriously. (Athlete, 03 Dec 2017; miguelangel-martinez.com, 22 May 2012)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (miguelangel-martinez.com, 25 May 2018)
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He trains six days a week, with double sessions three times per week. He trains in Andujar, Spain, for the majority of the year and in Cordoba, Spain, during the northern hemisphere summer months. (miguelangel-martinez.com, 26 May 2020; efe.com, 29 Jun 2020)
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Reaching the final at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
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Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, Spanish Para swimmer and Para cyclist Ricardo Ten. (muchodeporte.com, 30 Dec 2019; Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
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Coach Esperanza Jaqueti Peinado. (muchodeporte.com, 30 Dec 2019; Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)
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"If you believe in yourself, you can achieve it." (Twitter profile, 20 Feb 2020)
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In 2019 he received an acknowledgement from the city of Cazorla, Spain, for his sporting achievements. (miguelangel-martinez.com, 16 Feb 2019)

In 2018 he received the flag of the city of Andujar, Spain, as an acknowledgement of his sporting career. (miguelangel-martinez.com, 25 May 2018)

He was named the 2014/15 Male Athlete of the Year by the Andalusian Federation of Sports for the Physically Disabled in Spain. (miguelangel-martinez.com, 19 Feb 2016)

General Interest

Classification
S3, SB3, SM3 (IPC, 28 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
He has arthrogryposis, a condition which causes congenital joint contractures in two or more areas of the body. "I underwent around nine surgeries that helped me so much. Also physiotherapy. But what has helped me the most is swimming." (Athlete, 15 Aug 2018; miguelangel-martinez.com, 22 May 2012; marca.com, 30 Jun 2020)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has designed his own line of swimsuits named 'Tajuelo'. (dxtadaptado.com, 07 Jul 2016)

FURTHER STUDIES
He has studied for a degree in sports with a specialisation in swimming from the Castile-La Mancha University in Toledo, Spain. He is also a certified swimming coach with the Spanish Swimming Federation. (miguelangel-martinez.com, 28 Jun 2020; Facebook profile, 13 Nov 2020)

OTHER ROLES
He has served as a member of the Spanish Association of Congenital Multiple Arthrogryposis since its foundation in 2014. "I'm hoping that my story can help other families. A complete and happy life can be lived even with this condition." (marca.com, 30 Jun 2020)

Legend
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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