Jairo Salgueiro Montero

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Vision impairment

Origin of Impairment

Congenital

Classification

F12, T12

Further personal information

Residence

A Coruña, ESP

Occupation

Athlete, Student

Languages

Spanish

Higher education

Sports Science - University of A Coruna: Spain

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport in 2016.

Why this sport?

He played football with the FC Monforte team in Spain before taking up Para athletics. He was convinced by coach Maxi Rodriguez to try Para athletics after attending a conference. "I discovered Para sports little by little and fell in love with it. I like the technical aspect of long jump."

Club / Team

Atletica Lucense: Lugo, ESP

Training Regime

He trains up to two hours a day.

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement

Winning two gold medals at the national championships in 2019 and a bronze medal at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Nottwill, Switzerland. (A Oscuras YouTube channel, 24 Mar 2020; lavozdegalicia.es, 03 Aug 2019)

Awards and honours

In 2019 he received an acknowledgement from the municipality of Monforte de Lemos, Spain for his sporting achievements. (diariodelemos.es, 05 Apr 2019)

In 2018 he was named Sportsman of the Year of the municipality of Monforte de Lemos in Spain. (lavozdegalicia.es, 05 May 2019)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (A Oscuras YouTube channel, 24 Mar 2020)

Impairment

His visual impairment is a result of ocular albinism and nystagmus. (elprogreso.es, 25 Apr 2018)