ORTEGA LAFUENTE Ignacio

Spain
Wheelchair Basketball
30 Oct 2000
20
Male
4.0
MADRID
 
Spain
TUSCALOOSA, AL
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WBK Wheelchair Basketball Men
ESP
Spain
 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Men's Preliminary Round Group A
#05
ESP
Spain
65
KOR
Republic of Korea
53
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round Group A
#09
CAN
Canada
41
ESP
Spain
78
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round Group A
#22
ESP
Spain
74
COL
Colombia
56
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round Group A
#28
TUR
Turkey
61
ESP
Spain
79
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round Group A
#45
ESP
Spain
79
JPN
Japan
61
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Quarterfinal
#57
ESP
Spain
71
GER
Germany
68
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Semifinal
#67
ESP
Spain
52
USA
United States
66
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Bronze Medal Match
#72
ESP
Spain
58
GBR
Great Britain
68
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
World Championships
5Men2018Hamburg, GER
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Pincho [Spanish term similar to skewer; "when I was born I was hot and red because of the heat at the hospital and my father thought I looked like a skewer, and the nickname stayed."] (feddf.es, 03 Mar 2020; (vidasinsuperables.com, 20 Apr 2018)
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Athlete, Student
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International Studies - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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University of Alabama [Tuscaloosa, AL, USA] since 2018
:
Ford Burttram [club], USA; Oscar Trigo Diez [national], ESP
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Centre (feddf.es, 03 Mar 2020)
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NWBA Intercollegiate Division [USA] (alabamaadapted.com, 09 Mar 2020)
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He took up the sport at age seven in Alcobendas, Spain. (marca.com, 06 Feb 2018)
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He attended a seminar by Spanish wheelchair basketball player Daniel Styx in Alcobendas, Spain, and he fell in love with the sport. (vidasinsuperables.com, 20 Apr 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (agmeducation.com, 23 May 2019)
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Winning the 2019 National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament with the University of Alabama in the United States of America. (agmeducation.com, 23 May 2019)
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British wheelchair basketball player Terry Bywater, Spanish wheelchair basketball players Alejandro Zarzuela and Pablo Zarzuela. (vidasinsuperables.com, 20 Apr 2018)
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"Basketball has given me a number of values since I started. It taught me generosity, companionship and learning to forgive. This sport has made me grow a lot as a person." (Santana - Daily Prosper YouTube channel, 08 Nov 2018)
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He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2018 U22 European Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. (feddf.es, 15 Sep 2018)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (vidasinsuperables.com, 20 Apr 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (vidasinsuperables.com, 20 Apr 2018)

Impairment Details
He was born without legs below the knees. (vidasinsuperables.com, 20 Apr 2018)

General
LIVING IN USA
As a teenager he lived for three years [2013-2016] in Richmond, VA, United States of America, where he played for the Sportable Spokes at high school level. In 2018 he moved back to the United States of America in order to play and study at the University of Alabama. "I wanted to go to the United States of America since I was a child; it has always been my dream and thanks to a scholarship at the University of Alabama it has been a dream come true. The possibility of combining studies with basketball at this level is something we cannot find anywhere else. The priority is studying, so I have the opportunity of getting a degree while playing the sport. Besides, [the US universities] have the best facilities and training, which has greatly increased my level of playing." (agmeducation.com, 23 May 2019; telemadrid.es, 15 Mar 2018)

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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