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Spanish boccia player

Antonio Cid

Personal information
Full name Antonio Cid Cortés
Nationality Spanish
Born (1954-02-16) 16 February 1954 (age 70)Ourense, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
Sport Boccia
Medal record Boccia Representing Spain Paralympic Games Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Mixed individual C1 Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Mixed team C1–2 Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Mixed team C1–2 Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Mixed individual BC1 Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Mixed team BC1–2 Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Mixed team BC1–2

Antonio Cid Cortés[a] (born 16 February 1954 in Ourense) is a boccia player from Spain. He has a physical disability: he has cerebral palsy and is a BC1 type athlete. He competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. He finished first in the BC1/BC2 team event. He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He finished second in the BC1 one person event and in the BC1/BC2 team event. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[1]

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cid and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.

  2. ^ "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2013.