Jose Villarreal
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Jose Villarreal is a paralympic athlete
from Venezuela
competing mainly in category T12 sprint events.
Although Jose competed in the100m, 20m and 400m at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
it was only when he ran as part of the Venezuelan T11-13 4x100m relay team that he won his only Paralympic medal, a bronze.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
competing mainly in category T12 sprint events.
Although Jose competed in the100m, 20m and 400m at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
it was only when he ran as part of the Venezuelan T11-13 4x100m relay team that he won his only Paralympic medal, a bronze.