Jesús Romero Martín

Jesús Romero Martín
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born September 12, 1984
Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Wheelchair basketball

Jesús Romero Martín (born September 12, 1984 in Málaga, Andalusia)[1] is a wheelchair basketball player from Spain. He represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a member of Spain men's national wheelchair basketball team.

Personal

Romero was born on September 12, 1984 in Andalucia and continued to reside there in 2012.[2][3]

Wheelchair basketball

Romero is a center.[4]

National team

His selection to represent Spain at the 2011 European Championships was made in March.[5] Romero competed in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. It was the first time the Spanish national team had qualified for the Paralympics in 16 years.[6] His team arrived in England by August 18 to prepare for the Games.[7] In London, he was coached by Oscar Trigo.[8] His team finished fifth overall.[6] He was one of four Spanish competitors from the Andalusia region of Spain to compete on the September 1.[3] He scored 0 points in the team's 67-40 victory of Italy.[9] Romero was a member of the national team at the 2013 European Championships, which were held in Israel. His team finished with a bronze medal after defeating Sweden.[10][11][12] Following the competition, the mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Francisco Delgado Bonilla, held a reception honouring him and three Spanish triathletes.[12]

Club

Romero played for Clínicas Rincón Amivel during the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 seasons in Spain's top division.[5][13] He played club basketball for Clínica Rincón Amive during the 2013/2014 season.[10][14] In November, his team was in fifth place in the league. He played in the team's game against Fundación Grupo Norte.[4]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Bio of Jesús
  2. ↑ "JJ.PP. Londres 2012 — Portal del Consejo Superior de Deportes" (in Spanish). Csd.gob.es. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1   (2007-08-02). "El diario de Alhaurín de la Torre" (in Spanish). Spain: diariolatorre.es. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sara García (2013-11-29). "El Amivel Clínicas Rincón espera al Fundación Grupo Norte" (in Spanish). Spain: ValladolidDeporte.es. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Publicada la lista para el Europeo de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas" (in Spanish). Acb.Com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Lo Ăşltimo de lo Ăşltimo — Jaume LlambĂ Riera, jugador de la selecciĂłn espaĂąola de baloncesto nos habla de los obstĂĄculos diarios que encuentra en Madrid — Entrevistas y Reportajes" (in Spanish). Loultimodeloultimo.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  7. ↑ "La selección española de baloncesto en silla de ruedas está ya en Gran Bretaña" (in Spanish). Spain: Canarias24Horas.com. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ "El baloncesto en silla de Ruedas ha experimentado una evolución espectacular" (in Spanish). Diario La Comarca de Puertollano. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  9. ↑ RTVE.es / AGENCIAS  (2012-08-30). "España debuta con victoria frente a Italia en baloncesto paralímpico" (in Spanish). Spain: RTVE.es. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "España, bronce en el Europeo de baloncesto en silla de ruedas" (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  11. ↑ "España comienza con victoria el Europeo de silla de ruedas de Alemania" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "El alcalde recibe al jugador de baloncesto Jesús Romero y a las tres triatletas subcampeonas de España" (in Spanish). Spain: Velezmalaga.es. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Jesϊs Romero logra un nuevo triunfo en bαsket — La Opinión de Málaga" (in Spanish). Spain: Laopiniondemalaga.es. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  14. ↑ "El último cuarto dejó sin premio a Clínicas Rincón Amivel ante Valladolid (46-53) - Diario Axarquía" (in Spanish). Spain: Diarioaxarquia.com. Retrieved December 23, 2013.