José Martínez Morote
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born |
February 5, 1984 Albacete, Spain |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Spain
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| Sport | Track and field (T20) |
José Martínez Morote (born February 5, 1984 in Albacete, Spain) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T20 track and field events. He has an intellectual disability, attended school in Cruz de Mayo and serves as a mentor to local track and field athletes. While he originally started sport playing football, he switched to athletics by the age of 16 at the suggestion of a teacher who noticed his speed with the ball. He has gone on to compete at the 2007 World Games, the 2011 IPC World Athletics Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Martínez has held at least two athletics scholarships to continue his participation in the sport.
Martínez was born February 5, 1984 in Albacete, Spain, and has an intellectual disability. He continued to reside in the city of his birth in 2007. He attended school in Cruz de Mayo. and mentors younger athletes where he lives. He has chosen not to date women because it would interfere with his ability to train and compete in athletics at the elite level.
In 2008, Martínez earned a mention by the jury of the Culture and Sport at the annual award ceremony for the Federation of Employers of Albacete (FEDA).
Morote started competing in athletics when he was 16 years old. Prior to taking up the sport, he was involved with football but switched to athletics after a teacher suggested his speed with the ball was better suited for athletics. He has competed in international competitions in Tunisia, Hungary, Sweden, Australia, France, Prague, Brazil and China. Locally, he participated in a number of workshops where he was coached by Camilo and Maxi. He is a member of Club Paralímpico de la Región athletic club in Castilla-La Mancha, where he is the only male participant. He has been funded by the 'Castilla-La Mancha Olímpica' program run by the Foundation for Culture and Sports of Castilla-La Mancha. When he was 19 years old, he competed in his first Spanish national championships, where he finished first in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races.
In 2005, Martínez earned a scholarship for athletics from the Foundation for Culture and Sports of Castilla-La Mancha. Competing at the 2006 Spanish national championships, he earned gold in the 400 and 800 meters. He competed in the 2007 World Games, where he won a silver medal in the 800 meters and a bronze in 1,500 meters.
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