Abel Vázquez

Abel Vázquez Cortijo (born 3 August 1989) is a judo athlete from Spain who represented Spain at the 2011 and 2013 IPC European Championships, and the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Personal Vázquez is vision-impaired. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Physical Activity and Sport. In 2013, he was attending Pablo de Olavide University in Seville where he was working on completing a Masters of Teaching in Secondary Education. In November 2013, he competed in the Open Judo Tournament Guadalajara. He competed in the 2013 IPC European Judo Championships held in early December in Eger, Hungary, winning a silver medal in the under-81kilogram group. He competed against Ukrainian Olexandr Kosinov for the bronze medal.

Paralympics Vázquez competed in judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. In London, he finished in fourth place after losing in the bronze medal match.