Xavier Porras

Xavier Porras Santana (born 22 August 1981 in Olot, Girona) is a Spanish paralympic sprinter and jumper who belongs to F.C. Barcelona and competes in the T11 / B1 category for blind athletes or athletes with a very reduced vision.

Since he debuted at 18 years old in the European of Lisbon, Xavi has always remained among the world elite. He has participated in three Paralympic Games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 -bronze in triple jump- and London 2012), seven World Athletics Championships (2 gold, 3 silver y 3 bronze) and seven European (2 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze). He is also the indoor world record holder of the triple jump with a record of 12,77 m. In the triple jump, he has achieved his greatest success where he won two gold medals at The World Championships (13,02 m in Holland in 2006 and 12,77 m – world record indoors- in Sweden 2006); a bronze medal in the Paralympics (12,71 m in Beijing 2008) and a gold medal in the European Greece 2009 (12,76 m). Xavi won the title of Champion of Spain in the long jump with a mark of 5,82 m, while still preparing with his guide, Enric Martin, for the World Championships Doha 2015 and the Paralympic Games of Rio 2016, his two next challenges. Xavi Porras received the Bronze Medal of Merit Sports in 2016. The Sports Council (CSD) has granted admission to athlete Xavi Porras in the Royal Order of Sports Merit "considering the merits and circumstances" in the category bronze medal. This is the highest accolade for the sport in Spain. In 2016, he was proclaimed European champion in the long jump with a mark of 6.14 meters in the Italian city of Grosseto.

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