Ricardo de Pedraza

Ricardo de Pedraza Losa[lower-alpha 1][1] (born 28 August 1970)[2] is a vision impaired B1/T11 Spanish Paralympic track and field competitor. He represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, finishing eleventh in the 5,000 meter event. He has held several Spanish national records in long-distance events.

Ricardo de Pedraza
Personal information
Full nameRicardo de Pedraza Losa
NationalitySpanish
Born28 August 1970 (1970-08-28) (age 53)
Sport
Country Spain
SportTrack and field
Disability classB1
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Spain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Stadskanaal5000m T11

Personal

De Pedraza is from Talavera de la Reina, Toledo [20]. In 2012, he was living in Castilla-La Mancha.[3] He has a vision impairment,[4][5] having lost his vision when he was 36 years old.[6] In 2012, he was living in Castilla-La Mancha.[3] In 2013, de Pedraza was a student studying physiotherapy.[5] In November 2013, he participated in a sports conference at the Open University of Talavera.[7]

Track and field

A B1 classified competitor,[4] de Pedraza is a member of CCM-Club Athletics Toledo.[5][8] He has held the Spanish national record in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters.[4] He has used Oriol Sellarès Martínez as a guide runner.[6]

De Pedraza competed in the 2009 Spanish national athletics championships, medaling in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter events. In winning the 5,000 meters, he also set a new national Spanish record for the B1 classification.[4][9] In 2010, he had a sports scholarship from the Castilla-La Mancha Olímpica (CLAMO) program run by the regional government.[10] He also the scholarship in 2012.[11] At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, he finished fifth in the 10,000 meter event and sixth in the 5,000 meters.[3] Competing in the European Championships in June 2012, he finished in first place in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:43.03.[12]

De Pedraza competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London,[3][7][13] finishing eleventh in the 5,000 meters.[5][14] Following the Games, he was congratulated by Castilian-La Mancha's Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, Martial Marin.[15]

In June 2013, de Pedraza competed in the Albacete Half Marathon with guide runners Juan Antonio Araujo and Antonio Vicente Criado. The race was his first major event since the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[16] In September 2013, he participated in the 18th running of the Quixote de Castilla-La Mancha Maraton in the half marathon event. He ran with guide runners David Magán and Antonio Vicente Criado.[17][18][19] In October 2013, he participated in the training day for the XVII Alcázar de San Juan Half Marathon with guide runners David Magán of the Club Atletismo San Pablo and Antonio Vicente Criado of Asociación Deportiva Runners San Miguel.[8] In November 2013, he ran in his first marathon when he ran the Valencia Marathon with a time of 2:57:14.[5][17] He had two guide runners for the race, Antonio Vicente Criado and David Magán. The time qualified him for the 2014 London World Cup.[5][17][20]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Pedraza and the second or maternal family name is Losa.

References
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  2. "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics" (PDF). Paralympic.org. 9 September 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE" (in Spanish). Once.es. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  4. "Cinco andaluces se coronan campeones de España en Jerez" (in Spanish). Diariodejerez.es. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  5. Toledo, J. C. (18 November 2013). "Vanessa Veiga fue sexta en la Maratón de Valencia y la primera española" (in Spanish). ABC.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  6. "Correr ciego, así lo veo yo — Esto es DxT" (in Spanish). Estoesdxt.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  7. "Experiencias, emociones y sensaciones olímpicas" (in Spanish). La Voz del Tajo. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  8. "Ricardo de Pedraza concursa este domingo en Alcázar de San Juan" (in Spanish). W1.caesarobriga.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  9. "Ricardo de Pedraza destacó al ganar en los 5.000 y 10.000 metros lisos. La Voz Digital" (in Spanish). Lavozdigital.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  10. Toledo, J.C. (14 April 2010). "La Junta beca este año a 53 deportistas dentro del programa Castilla-La Mancha Olímpica" (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  11. "Marín: "Los deportistas paralímpicos castellano-manchegos nos han dado una lección de superación" - Noticias de Albacete" (in Spanish). La Cerca. 18 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  12. "Six World Records Broken on Final Day of IPC Euros | IPC". International Paralympic Committee. 28 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  13. "Esteban acompaña a Lago en la entrega de una bandera de Talavera a Pedraza Losa" (in Spanish). Encastillalamancha.es. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  14. "Ricardo De Pedraza termina 11º en los 5.000 ml — La Grada TV. Deportes en Talavera. Televisión deportiva, Videos online Talavera deportes. Talavera de la Reina. Toledo" (in Spanish). Lagradatv.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  15. "Marín: "Los deportistas paralímpicos castellano-manchegos nos han dado una lección de superación" – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). Noticias.lainformacion.com. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  16. "De Pedraza regresa a la acción tras las Paralimpiadas" (in Spanish). W1.caesarobriga.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  17. "La 18ª Quixote Maratón de Castilla-La Mancha y 3ª Media Maratón se disputarán el 20 de octubre entre Ciudad Real y Miguelturra" (in Spanish). MiCiudadReal.es. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  18. "La Quixote Maratón se disputará el 20 de octubre entre Ciudad Real y Miguelturra" (in Spanish). ABC.es. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  19. "accesible: Domingo 20 de octubre entre Ciudad Real y Miguelturra" (in Spanish). Miguelturra.es. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  20. "Ricardo de Pedraza, corredor talaverano ciego: Derecho y con el mejor guía a los Juegos" [Ricardo de Pedraza, blind Talavera runner: Right and with the best guide to the Games]. encastillalamancha.es (in Spanish).

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