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Pedro Cordero Martín

b. 1972

Paralympic boccia player

Boccia playerParalympic athlete
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Born 1972. Pedro Cordero Martín is a Spanish boccia player and paralympic athlete.

Pedro Cordero Martín (born 28 January 1972) is a Spanish boccia player. He represented Spain at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal at both the 2004 and 2008 games in the BC1-BC2 boccia team event.

Personal Cordero was born 28 January 1972 in Badalona, Province of Barcelona, and in 2012 was living in the nearby town of Olesa de Montserrat. He has cerebral palsy. Before he concentrated on boccia, he participated in athletics and cycling. , he was working as an office automation consultant,

Boccia Cordero is classed as a BC2 boccia competitor, a category for players with cerebral palsy who are able to throw the ball without assistance. At the 2004 Paralympics, he reached the semifinal of the individual BC2 class, losing the bronze medal match to his Portuguese opponent,

He was a member of the Spain teams that won bronze at the 2005 European Championships and silver at the 2007 World Cup. At the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, he was a member of Spain's BC1-BC2 team that again finished third, and reached the quarter final in his individual event. In August, he was a member of the eleven-strong Spain squad for the 2011 World Cup in August, an event that contributed ranking points towards qualification for the London Paralympic Games; he came ninth in his individual event.

Buildup to the 2012 Paralympics in London continued with a January 2012 training camp for 25 athletes and coaches, jointly organized by the Spanish Federation of Sportspeople with Cerebral Palsy (FEDPC) and the Spanish Sports Federation for Persons with Physical Disabilities (FEDDF). He was again victorious in the BC2 national championships in 2012, a title he had won several times previously. and in the team event, Spain failed to progress past the preliminaries. Both were members of the Spanish team at the European Championships contested in June 2013 in Guimaraes, Portugal. Martín won the bronze medal, Cordero was eliminated at the group stage.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Pedro Cordero Martín?

Paralympic boccia player

When was Pedro Cordero Martín born?

Pedro Cordero Martín was born on 28 January 1972 in Badalona.

What is Pedro Cordero Martín's occupation?

Pedro Cordero Martín is a boccia player and paralympic athlete.

What nationality is Pedro Cordero Martín?

Pedro Cordero Martín is Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pedro Cordero Martín

· Wikidata: Q11815379

· DBpedia: Pedro Cordero (boccia)

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