Joan Borrisser Roldán
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| Nationality | Spanish |
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 Spain |
| Sport | Track and field |
Joan Borrisser Roldán is a Spanish track and field sighted guide.[1] He represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in this role as a guide for Martín Parejo Maza.
Personal
Borrisser is from the Catalan region of Spain.[2] In 2010, he was a volunteer for the Civil Defence Corps in Sant Fost de Campsentelles.[3] In 2012, he was a 20-year-old student. At the time, he also worked for INEFC of the Municipal Sports School Sant Fost.[4]
Athletics
Borrisser is a guide for visually impaired track and field competitors.[5][6] In training with a runner, the pair hold a rope to connect them. They do a number of test runs to prevent the rope from tangling and to match pace and stride.[4]
As a 15-year-old, in 2007, Borrisser served as a guide at a race on Gran Canaria.[4] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[2] Borriser ran with Martín Parejo Maza at June 2012 Spanish championship.[7] Parejo was trying to qualify with Borrisser for the 100 meter event at the June 2012 European Championships in the Netherlands.[7]
Spain's 14 strong visually impaired athletics delegation to the London Games participated in a training camp at the Center for Sports Modernization in La Rioja ahead of the Games.[8][9][10] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a guide[2][11] for Parejo who wore bib number 2262. The pair ran in the 100 meter event in London.[12][13][14]
References
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- 1 2 3 "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ↑ "El Punt Avui - Notícia: "La gent jove se sent responsable amb el que pugui passar al poble"" (in Catalan). Spain: Elpuntavui.cat. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 ""Volem disputar les finals a Londres 2012" - Esports - Contrapunt, Diari de Mollet i Baix Vallès" (in Catalan). Spain: Contrapunt.cat. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012-Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad" (in Spanish). Spain: Servimedia.es. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ laura martalaura_elliot_ (2012-09-20). "El salto de longitud o el fútbol siendo ciego" (in Spanish). Spain: ABC.es. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- 1 2 "L'atleta Martín Parejo, als Jocs Paralímpics de Londres 2012 — molletama.cat - Notícies i actualitat de Mollet i el Baix Vallès" (in Catalan). Spain: Molletama.cat. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Sanz desea 'los mejores éxitos en Londres' a los 14 riojanos que preparan los Paralímpicos. JJ.OO" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Sanz desea "los mejores éxitos en Londres" a los 14 riojanos que preparan los Paralímpicos – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). Spain: Noticias.lainformacion.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Noticia completa - Gobierno de La Rioja" (in Spanish). Spain: Larioja.org. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE" (in Spanish). Once.es. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ↑ "Sports — Photo Gallery — Yahoo Sports" (in Spanish). Spain: Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Las mejores imágenes de los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres 2012". Lavozdegalicia.es. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Martin Parejo Maza And Joan Borrisser Roldan Of... Fotografía de noticias | Getty Images España | 151429288" (in Spanish). Gettyimages.es. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2013-11-22.