José Manuel Rodríguez (athlete)

For other people named José Manuel Rodríguez, see José Manuel Rodríguez (disambiguation).

José Manuel Rodríguez Ibáñez (born 20 May 1966) is a paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category F11 long and triple jump events.

José Manuel Rodríguez

Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Rodríguez Ibáñez
Nickname	Manolo
Born	20 May 1966 (1966-05-20) (age 58) Madrid, Spain
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Para athletics (track & field)
Disability class	F11
Event(s)	Long jump, Triple jump, 100 metres
Medal record Paralympic Games 1992 Barcelona Triple jump - B1 1996 Atlanta Long jump - F10 1996 Atlanta Triple jump - F10 2000 Sydney Triple jump - F11 1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York Triple jump - B1 1996 Atlanta 100 metres - T10 2000 Sydney Long jump - F11 1988 Seoul Triple jump - B1 1992 Barcelona 100 metres - B1

Jose Manuel was part of the Spanish Paralympics every games from 1984 Summer Paralympics to 2004 Summer Paralympics winning medals at five of the games. His first medal came in 1984 when he won a silver medal in the triple jump as well as competing in the B1 category high jump. The following games led to a bronze medal in his only event, the B1 triple jump. The 1992 Summer Paralympics led to more medals a bronze in the 100m and his first gold medal in the triple jump as well as competing in the long jump. In the 1996 Summer Paralympics he again competed in the long and triple jump and won the gold medal in both as well as a silver in the 100m. Sydney hosted the 2000 Summer Paralympics which were to be Jose's fifth games leading to a third consecutive gold medal in the triple jump, a silver in the long jump as well as competing in the 100m. Jose's last games in 2004 were somewhat of a disappointment as despite competing in the long jump and triple jump he failed to win any further medals.

External links

• Jose Manuel Rodriguez at the International Paralympic Committee
• José Manuel Rodríguez Ibáñez at the Comité Paralímpico Español (archive) (in Spanish)