Javier Hernandez Aguiran
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| Nationality | Spanish |
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 Spain |
| Sport | Swimming |
Javier Hernandez Aguiran is an armless Paralympic swimmer and sports journalist from Spain who represented the country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where he earned a Paralympic diploma.
Personal
Hernandez was born without arms,[1][2] and is from Zaragoza[1] in Aragon.[3] He works as a sports journalist.[1][4]
Hernandez won an award at the 2012 Aragonés Sports Gala.[5] In April 2013, he gave a motivational talk to Real Zaragoza before a game against Mallorca. The team had lost 15 games in a row at that time. The team went on to win the game, which Hernandez gave full credit to the team for doing.[2][6] In April 2013, he won an award at a Helios Zaragoza Swimming Centre hosted sports festival.[7] In November 2013, he was the speaker at the graduation ceremony for Kühnel Estudios Superiores, where 100 students were awarded their diplomas for competing their masters degree.[1]
Swimming
In 2011, Hernandez had a Plan ADOP scholarship worth €17,000.[8] In 2012, he trained at Ebro Sports Park and, along with Teresa Perales, was impacted by the pool's closure on 1 January 2013.[9] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics,[1][10] finishing fourth in the 50 meter breaststroke.[4] This earned him an Paralympic diploma.[3][2] The London Games were his first.[10] A calendar by the Aragua Sports Association provided some funding assistance that allowed him to compete in London.[11] In 2012, following the London Games, he expressed a desire to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics but felt it was unlikely.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Más de cien alumnos de los programas máster de Kühnel reciben sus diplomas" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Heraldo.es. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Triunfo con ayuda emocional — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Elperiodicodearagon.com. 2013-04-29. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Rudi considera que los deportistas aragoneses en los Juegos Olímpicos y Paraolímpicos muestran "el valor del esfuerzo"" (in (Spanish)). Spain: 20minutos.es. 2012-09-13. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Virtuals Agrupados" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Marca. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Teresa Perales y Andrés Mir, elegidos mejores deportistas de Aragón en 2012 - Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Elperiodicodearagon.com. 2013-05-14. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Jiménez: 'No podemos sacar pecho, vamos contrarreloj' - Tema del día — El Periódico de Aragón" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Elperiodicodearagon.com. 2013-04-28. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Noche premios a la valentía deportiva — La Crónica de Zaragoza:Actur y Rabal — El Periódico de Aragón" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Elperiodicodearagon.com. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Se presentan las becas olímpicas: 13,5 millones para 368 deportistas y 101 técnicos" (in (Spanish)). Spain: 20minutos.es. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Indignación del waterpolo por el cierre del Parque Deportivo Ebro — Deportes — El Periódico de Aragón" (in (Spanish)). Spain: Elperiodicodearagon.com. 2012-12-22. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "La abanderada Teresa Perales ilusionada por "ir levantando la bandera bien alto y con todo el cariño"" (in (Spanish)). Spain: 20minutos.es. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "La Asociación Deportiva Aragua presenta su calendario solidario 2013 este martes" (in (Spanish)). Spain: 20minutos.es. 2012-11-17. Retrieved 3 January 2014.