Miquel Orobitg Guitart

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Orobitg  and the second or maternal family name is Guitart.
Juan Emilio Gutierrez Berenguel
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Shooting

Miquel Orobitg Guitart is a Spanish disability shooter who has represented Spain at the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Personal

Orobitg is from the Catalan region of Spain.[1]

Shooting

Orobitg is an SH1 classified shooter.[2][3] He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[4] He competed at the 2012 City of Oviedo Olympic Shooting Challenge, finishing second with 596 points in the R3 air rifle probe 10 meters SH1 event.[3] He qualified for London in May 2012 with a low B qualification score, which at the time meet the minimum qualifying standards.[5] He left for London from Madrid in late August.[6][7]

Orobitg competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the R1 air rifle standing 10 meters event.[8] He competed against Natascha Hiltrop of Germany in the mixed R6-50m Rifle Prone- SH1 round.[9] He lost in the qualifying round of the 50 meter rife event.[10] He was one of three Spanish shooters at the Games.[11] He competed at the 2013 Spanish national championships, finishing second in the R3 class event with 622.2 points.[1][2][12] Prior to attending the event, he participated in a national team training camp.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Juan Antonio Saavedra se queda con el título en el Campeonato de España de Tiro Olímpico en R3" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Deportes. Juan Antonio Saavedra buscará el triunfo en el Campeonato de España de Tiro Olímpico en R3 y R5-Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad" (in Spanish). Spain: Servimedia.es. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Deportes" (in Spanish). Spain: Elheraldodealcala.es. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tiro Ol¡mpico F A Soriano" (in Spanish). Spain: Mallorca Confidencial. 2012-05-06. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "El tirador de la sección deportiva MIFAS, Miquel Orobitg, obtiene la clasificación para los JJPP de Londres 2012 - Tiro olímpico — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Parten a Londres los paralímpicos españoles de esgrima, remo, tiro olímpico y vela" (in Spanish). Spain: Canalsur.es. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Los paralímpicos españoles de esgrima, remo, tiro olímpico y vela partirán este miércoles a Londres — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón" (in Spanish). Spain: Elperiodicodearagon.com. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Primer oro y tres bronces mĂĄs para EspaĂąa, debuta la tinerfeĂąa Michelle Alonso" (in Spanish). Spain: Diario de Avisos. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Miquel Orobitg Guitart Of Spain And Natascha Hiltrop Of... News Photo | Getty Images UK | 151217533". Gettyimages.co.uk. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Españoles en Londres / Día 7 Paralímpicos" (in Spanish). Spain: Martiperarnau.com. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "El gallego Juan Saavedra hace diana en los próximos Juegos Paralímpicos | Web del Observatorio Estatal de la Discapacidad" (in Spanish). Spain: Observatoriodeladiscapacidad.es. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Nuevo éxito del pontevedrés Juan Antonio Saavedra al proclamarse campeón de España de Tiro Olímpico" (in Spanish). Spain: Pontevedra Viva. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "Concluye la concentración técnica del equipo paralímpico de tiro — Tiro olímpico — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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