Miguel Galindo Garces
Encyclopedia
Miguel Galindo Garces is a Spanish
alpine skier
, sighted guide
and Paralympic Champion.
He competed as a sighted guide in the 2010 Winter Paralympics
in Vancouver
, Canada
, with Jon Santacana Maiztegui
.
He won a gold medal in the Downhill, visually impaired and a silver medal in the Giant Slalom and the Slalom, visually impaired. They came 5th in the Super-G.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
, sighted guide
Sighted guide
A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.-Paralympic Games:At the Paralympic Games there are various classifications of athletes with a visual impairment....
and Paralympic Champion.
He competed as a sighted guide in the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Spain at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Spain sent 5 competitors to compete in one discipline at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.-Medalists:The following Spanish athletes won medals at the Games.-Alpine skiing:WomenMen-External links:**...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, with Jon Santacana Maiztegui
Jon Santacana Maiztegui
Jon Santacana Maiztegui is a Spanish alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada....
.
He won a gold medal in the Downhill, visually impaired and a silver medal in the Giant Slalom and the Slalom, visually impaired. They came 5th in the Super-G.
External links
- ESQUIA2, the Official website of Jon Santacana and Miguel Galindo