Vicente Gil Ros

Vicente Gil Ros (born 5 January 1976) is an S5 swimmer from Spain.

Vicente Gil
Personal information
Full nameVicente Gil Ros
NationalitySpanish
Born (1976-01-05) 5 January 1976
Carpesa, Valencia, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportSwimming (S12)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 4x50 m medley 20 pts
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 50 m breaststroke SB3
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 50 m breaststroke SB3
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 4x50 m medley 20 pts
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Mar del Plata 50 m breaststroke SB3
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Durban 50 m breaststroke SB3

Personal

Gil was born 5 January 1976 in Carpesa, Valencia.[1]

Swimming

Gil is an S5 swimmer.[1]

In 2010, Gil raced at the Tenerife International Open.[2] He raced at the 2011 IPC European Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany.[3] In March 2013, he participated in a dualathlon event as part of a relay team, with Fátima Sánchez Marrero his teammate.[4][5]

Paralympics

Gil competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. He earned a silver medal at the 2004 and 2008 Games in the SB3 50 meter breaststroke. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 50 meter 20 Points medley race at the 2008 Games.[1]

References

  1. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. "Los nadadores paralímpicos baten siete récords de España en el Open Internacional de Tenerife — Natación — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Spain: Estoesdxt.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. RTVE.es-BERLÍN (ALEMANIA) (5 July 2011). "España logra 17 medallas en los Paralímpicos de natación de Berlín" (in Spanish). Spain: RTVE.es. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. "Este fin de semana se celebra el DLD Sueca y el duatlón de Onda" (in Spanish). elperiodic.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  5. "260 atletas participan en la primer Duatlon Onda". elperiodic.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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