Albert Gelis

Albert Gelis Juanola (born 26 October 1981) is a vision-impaired S12 swimmer from Spain.

Albert Gelis
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Gelis Juanola
NationalitySpanish
Born (1981-10-26) 26 October 1981
Sant Joan les Fonts, Girona
Sport
Country Spain
SportSwimming (S12)
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Men's 4 x 100 meter 49 Points Medley Relay
IPC European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 100 m butterfly S12
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 100 m backstroke – S12

Personal

Gelis was born on 26 October 1981 in Sant Joan les Fonts, Girona.[1] He is from the Catalan region of Spain.[2]

Swimming

Gelis is a vision impaired S12 swimmer.[1] He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. He earned a silver medal at the 2004 Games in the 4 x 100 meter 49 Points Medley Relay.[1][2] In 2007, he competed at the IDM German Open.[3] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[2] Prior to heading to London for the 2012 Games, he participated in a national vision impaired swim team training camp at the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat from 6 to 23 August. Daily at the camp, there were two in water training sessions and one out of water training session.[4]

References

  1. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. "Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen" (in German). Berlin, Germany: Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin.
  4. "Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran para Londres 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridad Digital. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

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