Results - 2015 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (INCLUDING PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION)

Biography

Javier REJA

Federation :	REAL FEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE PIRAGÜISMO
Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	20/07/1974
Height (cm.) :	188
Weight (Kg.) :	85

Athlete entered in:
Men's 200m KL2 SENIOR
Men's 200m VL2 SENIOR

NICKNAME:

Javi

HOBBIES:

Spending time with family, football and food

OTHER SPORTS:

He has competed in Para swimming and Para cycling at national level in Spain

BIOGRAPHY:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
1	V1 200m TA	2013	Duisburg, GER	56.111
2	VL2	2016	Duisburg, GER	53.909
2	VL2	2015	Milan, ITA	52.205
5	V1 200m TA	2014	Moscow, RUS	52.554
8	KL2	2016	Duisburg, GER	48.626
14	KL2	2015	Milan, ITA	47.791

FACEBOOK:

https://www.facebook.com/javier.rejamunoz

TWITTER:

https://twitter.com/javireja

INSTAGRAM:

https://instagram.com/javireja

PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

Seville, Spain

LANGUAGES:

Spanish

HIGHER EDUCATION:

University of Seville, Spain - electronic technician

WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:

He took up the sport in 2011.

REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:

He practised powerlifting, Para swimming, Para cycling and Para triathlon before focusing on Para canoe, after seeing some paddlers on the Guadalquivir river in Seville, Spain. He first paddled on a kayak, but then switched to canoe due to problems in his hip. "Canoeing is like a suit that fits me well." (marca.com, 19 May 2016; avancedeportivo.es, 23 Sep 2013)

MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:

family, co-training, technical and sponsors

HERO/IDOL:

David Cal

FAVOURITE FOOD:

ham

FAVOURITE MUSIC:

Flemish

AMBITIONS :

gold medal at the Paralympic games

AWARDS AND HONORS:

best athlete with a disability of Andalusia in 2013

CLUB:

Nautic Seville

NAME OF COACH:

Jose Carlos

NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:

Spain

SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:

always

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:

2013

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:

Portugal

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:

European Champtionships

SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT LOCATION:

Montemor o Velho

MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:

Paracanoe 2013 world champtionship gold medal, Duisburg, Germany, VL2

OTHER INFORMATION:

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (marca.com, 19 May 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (marca.com, 19 May 2016)

Impairment Details
In 2006 he was involved in a motorcycle accident that resulted in his right leg being amputated. (javireja.com, Sep 2016)

Awards
He was named Male Para Athlete of the Year by the Royal Spanish Canoe Federation [RFEP] in 2015 and 2016. (canoe-europe.org, 03 Mar 2017; lavozdetalavera.com, 31 Jan 2016)

He was named Best Male Para Athlete at the 2015 Andalusia Sports Awards in Spain. (upo.es, 18 Apr 2016)

General
OCCUPATION
He worked as a mechanic before his accident. (marca.com, 19 May 2016)

CLASSIFICATION:

KL2

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