Andy Avellana

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Andy Avellana
Sport
CountryPhilippines
Sport Para-athletics
Paratriathlon
Disability class F42 (parathletics)
PT2 (paratriathlon)
Event
 High jump

Andy Avellana is a Filipino paratriathlete. He also competed in athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.

Avellana has an acquired disability, having lost his left leg due to a bus accident at age 14. [1] [2] Prior to the accident, he aspired to be a boxer. He took up para-athletics, particularly high jump, in 2006 since he wanted to continue his sporting career. [1] He also trained in paraswimming and wheelchair racing. [3]

Avellana finished 6th among 7 competitors in the F42 class men's high jump at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London [1] After his Paralympics stint, Avellana took up paratriathlon in the same year. In 2013, he became the first Filipino to win a gold medal in a para-triathlon international race[ specify ]. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Andy Avellana – Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Filipino bets strike gold in Subic". Manila Standard. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tunay na Buhay nina Mark at Andy, mga 'Persons with Disabilities'" [Real life of Mark and Andy, 'Persons with Disabilities']. GMA News (in Tagalog). 8 March 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Andy Avellana jumps from athletics to para-triathlon". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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