Héctor Cabrera Llácer[a] (born 9 March 1994), also known as Héctor Cabrera,[1] is a Spanish Paralympic athlete who competes in mainly javelin throw and shot put and occasionally discus throw at international elite events. He is a double World medalist and a double European champion. He took part in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the javelin throw and shot put but did not medal in either event.[2][3]
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| Full name | Héctor Cabrera Llácer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1994 Valencia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Stargardt disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2019, he won the silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships and qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabrera and the second or maternal family name is Llácer.
References
edit- ^ "The Universitat's student Héctor Cabrera reach the worldwide record and the silver medal at the Paralympic World Championship". uv.es. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2002.
- ^ "Hector Cabrera Llacer – IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 1 April 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "Hector Cabrera Llacer – Paralimpicos (in Spanish)". Paralimpicos. 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Héctor Cabrera: «En Tokio 2020, espero subir al podio»" ['Hector Cabrera: In Tokyo 2020, I hope to get on the podium']. Foment Esportiste Reptes (in Spanish). 14 November 2019.
External links
edit- Héctor Cabrera on Twitter
- Héctor Cabrera at Paralympic.org
- Héctor Cabrera at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Héctor Cabrera at the Spanish Paralympic Committee (archived) (in Spanish)
