Francisco Beltrán

Francisco Javier Beltrán Manero[1] (born November 5, 1972, in Madrid) is a Spanish boccia player, who has represented the country internationally at the Paralympic Games.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Beltran and the second or maternal family name is Manero.
Francisco Beltrán
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Javier Beltrán Manero
NationalitySpanish
BornNovember 5, 1972 (1972-11-05) (age 50)
Madrid, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportBoccia

Personal

Beltran is from Madrid.[2]

Boccia

Beltran is a BC1 classified boccia player,[3] and is a member of the A.D. Pacema club.[4]

Lisbon hosted the World Championships in June 2010, and he was a member of the Spain national team.[5] He took home a bronze in the team event.[2] Elche, Spain hosted the Spanish Boccia Club Championship in June 2011, with Beltran participating in the event. He finished first in the BC1 competition.[6][7]

The Boccia World Championships were held in August 2011, and Beltran participated. The event was part of the ranking process to qualify for the London Paralympic Games.[8] He was eliminated in the individual competition in the group round following 1 win and 2 losses.[9] In January 2012, he participated in a boccia training camp organized by the Spain's Cerebral Palsy Federation of Sports (FEDPC) and the Spanish Sports Federation for Persons with Physical Disabilities (FEDDF) along with 24 other boccia players from around Spain held at CRE San Andrés. The camp was part of national team preparations for the London Paralympics.[3][10][11] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[12] In October 2013, he was ranked Spain's seventh best competitor in his classification.[4]

References
  1. "Paralimpiadas - Deportista: Francisco Javier Beltrán Manero". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  2. "Las pruebas individuales por categorías clausuraron el Campeonato del Mundo de Boccia - Boccia - Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  3. "Primera concentración paralímpica de Boccia en el CRE de San Andrés del Rabanedo — Boccia — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  4. "RANKING NACIONAL BOCCIA FEDPC, INICIO TEMPORADA 2013/2014" (PDF). Spanish Cerebral Palsy Federation of Sports. October 24, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  5. "Manolo Martín, bronce mundial" (in Spanish). Granadahoy.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  6. AlexTG. "Elche acogiĂł el Campeonato de EspaĂąa de Boccia de Clubes 2011" (in Spanish). Globalon.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  7. "Los mejores jugadores de boccia se citan en Elche para el Campeonato de España - Crónica Social" (in Spanish). Cronicasocial.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  8. "La riojana Sandra Peña disputa la Copa del Mundo de Boccia — ABC.es — Noticias Agencias" (in Spanish). ABC.es. 2011-08-20. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  9. "Finaliza la Copa del Mundo de Boccia tras disputarse las finales individuales — Boccia — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  10. "CRE Discapacidad y Dependencia. Centro de Referencia Estatal para la Atención a Personas con Grave Discapacidad y para la Promoción de la Autonomía Personal y Atención a la Dependencia de San Andrés del Rabanedo (León) :: Enero" (in Spanish). Crediscapacidadydependencia.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  11. Estadio Nazari (2012-01-23). "La asociación cultural y deportiva "Hazlo por todos" patrocinará a Manolo Martín durante la temporada 2012" (in Spanish). Estadionazari.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  12. "JJ.PP. Londres 2012 — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Csd.gob.es. 2000-01-01. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
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