STIX SOTO Daniel

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 24 Jun 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 1.5

Place of birth: MADRID

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : MADRID

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Men ESP Spain	4

Schedule

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

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
European Championships
2	Men	2019	Walbrzych, POL
5	Men	2017	Tenerife, ESP

Raccoon [because he is an aggressive player who likes contact]. (Athlete, 27 May 2016)

Going to the cinema, playing basketball, reading, watching TV, going out with friends. (Athlete, 27 May 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

English, French, Spanish

CD Ilunion [Madrid, ESP]

Oscar Trigo Diez [national], ESP

2015 for Spain, European Championships in Worcester, Great Britain (Athlete, 27 May 2016)

National league:

Division de Honor [ESP] (bsr.feddf.es, 22 May 2021)

He took up the sport in 2008 at age 11 in Madrid, Spain. (Athlete, 27 May 2016)

He has been a spots enthusiast since a young age. He tried several sports including skiing, swimming, kite surfing and hand cycling, but at age 14 he was invited to join a professional wheelchair basketball team. "In the end I liked more to get into a team sport dynamic and to fight for a goal together and not only by myself." (elespanol.com, 03 Sep 2019; sporthd.news, 23 Oct 2020)

Winning silver at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sporthd.news, 23 Oct 2020)

His family. (elespanol.com, 03 Sep 2019)

He listens to music before games. (Athlete, 27 May 2016)

Philosophy:

"To always get up after falling down." (Athlete, 27 May 2016)

He received a special acknowledgement at the 2015 Gala of the Caser Foundation in Spain. (fundacioncaser.org, 14 Nov 2016)

General Interest

Classification
1.5 (IWBF, 16 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 27 May 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (kurere.org, 15 Oct 2015)

Impairment Details
He was born with congenital neuroblastoma [cancer] in his spinal cord. He lost mobility in his legs as a result of the condition. He also has scoliosis [curvature of the spine] and has undergone more than 15 operations, including removing one kidney. (kurere.org, 15 Oct 2015; fundacioncaser.org, 14 Nov 2016)

General
BIOGRAPHY
In 2014 he published his biography 'Con ruedas y a lo loco' [Reckless on wheels]. "When I was offered to write the book, me and my family were stunned. I mean, how is a 17 year old kid offered to write a book about his life? If it helps someone who reads it then my goal is accomplished." (fundacioncaser.org, 14 Nov 2016)

Social Media

https://twitter.com/danistix5

Legend

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

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