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Francisco Beltrán
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born November 5, 1972 (1972-11-05) (age 52)
Madrid, Spain
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Boccia

Francisco Javier Beltrán Manero, born on November 5, 1972, in Madrid, Spain, is a talented Spanish boccia player. He has proudly represented his country in major international events, including the Paralympic Games. Boccia is a sport designed for athletes with severe physical disabilities, testing their precision and strategy.

About Francisco Beltrán

Francisco Beltrán comes from Madrid, the capital city of Spain. He is known for his skills in boccia, a sport where players throw or roll balls as close as possible to a target ball.

Playing Boccia

Francisco Beltrán competes in the BC1 category of boccia. This means he uses his hands or feet to propel the ball. Sometimes, he might use an assistant to help stabilize his chair or hand the ball to him. He is a member of the A.D. Pacema club.

Major Competitions

Francisco has competed in many important boccia events around the world.

  • In June 2010, he was part of the Spanish national team at the World Championships held in Lisbon. His team won a bronze medal!
  • The next year, in June 2011, he competed in the Spanish Boccia Club Championship in Elche, Spain. He showed great skill and finished first in the BC1 competition.

Road to the Paralympics

In August 2011, Francisco took part in the Boccia World Championships. This event was very important because it helped athletes qualify for the London Paralympic Games. He played well but was eliminated in the individual competition after winning one game and losing two.

To prepare for the Paralympics, Francisco joined a special training camp in January 2012. This camp was organized by Spanish sports federations for athletes with physical disabilities. Twenty-four other boccia players from all over Spain also attended. The camp helped the national team get ready for the big competition.

Francisco Beltrán competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. By October 2013, he was ranked as Spain's seventh best competitor in his BC1 classification.

See also

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