José Pámpano

José María Pámpano Cillero (born 10 December 1978) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in T36 middle-distance events. He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

Personal Pámpano was born on 10 December 1978, in Badajoz. and mute.

Athletics Pámpano is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in T36 middle-distance events. He does not participate in the 5,000 meters because it is not available to T36 classified athletes on the international level.

At the 2001 Nottingham, England hosted World Games, he earned a gold medal in the 1,500 meter event. In 2011 and 2012, he was coached by Agustín Rubio. At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand, he finished sixth in the 1,500 meter race and 7th in the 800 meter race. At an international competition in 2011 in Tunisia, he won two gold medals, one in the 1,500 meters and one in the 800 meters. He picked up a silver medal in the 400 meters at the same event. During the 2011 season, he almost quit athletics as he tried to prevent himself from getting injured. He competed at the Spanish national championships in 2012 where he qualified for the London Paralympics.

Paralympics Pámpano competed at three consecutive Paralympic Games: 2004, 2008 and 2012. There was a budget of €12,000 to cover his trip to and time at the Beijing Games with some of the money coming from sponsor Marca Extremadura. Prior to and after the Games, he had access to counseling. As a thirty-one-year-old, he participated at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and finished sixth in the 800 meter race. He qualified for the London Games after meeting the qualifying standards at Spanish national championships in Basauri in the Basque region of Spain. Despite meeting the B standard with a time of 2:19.86, there was some question of his eligibility as 27 total athletes had qualified with only 24 available spots. He was one of three athletes from the Extremadura region to represent Spain at the 2012 Games. Upon his return from London, there was a ceremony presided over by José Antonio Monago, the governor of Extremadura. Over the course of his Paralympic career, his coach said other countries Paralympic movements became more professional while Spain remained at the same level, which was a bit of a detriment to Pámpano.