Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez facts for kids
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| Birth name | Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 4 April 1991 |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Track and field (T20) |
Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez (born 4 April 1991) is a talented track and field athlete from Spain. He competes in events for athletes with an intellectual disability, known as the T20 classification. Dionibel has represented Spain in many big competitions. He is supported by the Carmen Pardo Valcarce Foundation. He has won medals at several INAS World Championships.
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About Dionibel Rodríguez
Dionibel Rodríguez was born on 4 April 1991 in Madrid, Spain. Besides track and field, he also enjoys playing football and basketball. He has even trained to become an electrician.
Dionibel's Athletics Journey
Dionibel is a T20 athlete. This means he competes in sports for people with an intellectual disability. He represents the Madrid sports federation in Spain. He is also part of the AD Maratón de Madrid athletic club.
Early Support and Training
Since 2004, when Dionibel was 13 years old, the Carmen Pardo Valcarce Foundation has supported him. This support has helped him compete at a high level. It even allowed him to use some of the same training tools as famous tennis player Rafa Nadal.
Key Competitions and Medals
Dionibel has achieved a lot in his athletics career:
- In 2006, at age 15, he was a top athlete at the Madrid Regional Outdoor Athletics Championship.
- He competed in the 2007 World Games held in Shanghai, China.
- At the 2008 INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, he won two medals:
- A silver medal in the 200 meters.
- A bronze medal in the 4x400 meter relay race.
- In 2010, at the INAS European Athletics Championship, he won two gold medals:
- Gold in the 200 meters.
- Gold in the 400 meters.
- He won two silver medals at the 2011 INAS World Games:
- Silver in the 400 meters.
- Silver in the 4x100 meter relay.
- In 2012, he received a €2,500 coaching scholarship from Plan ADO.
- Also in 2012, at the INAS World Indoor Athletics Championship, he won:
- A gold medal in the 200 meters.
- A bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.
- He also finished fourth in the long jump event.
- In 2013, he competed in the INAS World Athletics Championships in the Czech Republic. He won two more gold medals:
- Gold in the 200 meters.
- Gold in the 400 meters.
- In July 2013, he also took part in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
