Albert Gelis

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Albert Gelis
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Gelis Juanola
Nationality Spanish
Born (1981-10-26) 26 October 1981 (age 43)
Sant Joan les Fonts, Girona
Sport
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sport Swimming (S12)
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens Men's 4 x 100 meter 49 Points Medley Relay
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Singapore 100 m backstroke S11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 Singapore Mixed 4×100 m medley relay 49pts
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Reykjavik 100 m butterfly S12
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Reykjavik 100 m backstroke – S12

Albert Gelis Juanola (born 26 October 1981) is a vision-impaired S12 swimmer from Spain.

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Personal

Gelis was born on 26 October 1981 in Sant Joan les Fonts, Girona. [1] He is from the Catalan region of Spain. [2]

Swimming

Gelis is a vision impaired S12 swimmer. [1] He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. He earned a silver medal at the 2004 Games in the 4 x 100 meter 49 Points Medley Relay. [1] [2] In 2007, he competed at the IDM German Open. [3] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship. [2] Prior to heading to London for the 2012 Games, he participated in a national vision impaired swim team training camp at the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat from 6 to 23 August. Daily at the camp, there were two in water training sessions and one out of water training session. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. "Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen" (in German). Berlin, Germany: Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin.
  4. "Los nadadores paralímpicos ciegos se concentran para Londres 2012" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridad Digital. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.