The Andalusian Palist José Manuel Ruiz will become a few days in the Spanish athlete with more participations in Paralympic Gamessince that of Paris 2024 will be its eighth consecutive presence from its debut, with just 18 years, in Atlanta 1996.
Ruiz, born in Guadix (Granada) 46 years ago without part of the right arm by congenital agenesis, counts in his palm tree with Five Paralympic medalssince it was silver in Open standing and bronze by teams of classes 9 and 10 in Sydney 2000, silver for teams of classes 9 and 10 in Beijing 2008, bronze by teams 9 and 10 in London 2012, and silver for teams 9 and 10 in Rio 2016.
Only Álvaro Valera It has better historical results in Spanish table tennis in Paralympic Games, since the Sevillian Palist has six metals by winning a gold, three silver and two bronzes.
The Granada Palist, who was The Spanish flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Games, He has also achieved more than thirty medals between world championships, Europe and Spain, and occupies the seventh individual position of class 10 in the international ranking.
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In addition, he is the only Spanish Paralympic Palist of the last three decades who has participated in the Superdivisionthe main category for pallists without disabilities of national table tennis.
Although José Manuel Ruiz is the only Spanish who will soon reach the eight paralympic participations, There are eight other athletes who follow him closely, several of them still active.
With seven Paralympic Games are the athlete Puri santamartathe swimmer Xavi Torres and the shooter Francisco Ángel Soriano.
In Paris 2024 the now cyclist will reach that figure and before swimmer Ricardo Tenthe swimmers Teresa Perales and Miguel Luqueand table tennis players Álvaro Valera and Jordi Morales.
Beyond the Spanish delegation, cyclist Sarah Storey (Manchester, United Kingdom, 1976) will play in Paris her ninth edition after debuting as swimmer in Barcelona 92 with 14 years and dispute all the subsequent editions until today, with a total of 28 medals in their record.
In Ten Summer Paralympic Games, the Swedish shooter competed consecutively Jonas Jacobsson Who, between 1980 and 2016, managed to accumulate 30 medals.
