Rafael Botello

Rafael Botello Jiménez (born 23 February 1979)[1] is a Spanish wheelchair athlete specializing in long distance events. He has represented Spain at the 2008 and the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Botello and the second or maternal family name is Jimenez.
Rafael Botello
Personal information
Full nameRafael Botello Jiménez
Nickname(s)Rafa
NationalitySpanish
Born23 February 1979 (1979-02-23) (age 41)
Vic, Barcelona, Spain
WebsiteRafaBotello.com
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
Coached byJavier Gutierrez

Personal life

Rafa born in Vic, Barcelona on 23 February 1979 and since then still living in Manlleu (SPAIN).

His father was born in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in northern Africa.,[2] the mother was born in Arquillos, Jaen. Marisa, is your only sister.

In 2002, he was in a bicycle accident that left him a paraplegic because of damage to the Thoracic spinal nerve 11 and 12.[3] Prior to his accident he played a number of sports on the amateur level including football, kickboxing and athletics.[3]

Athletics

Rafa is a T54 competitor.[4][5] In 2017, he was the Spanish national record holder in the 1500 meters, on the track, and 2011 in 5 km, 10 km and 2017 in marathon on the road.[4] He was the first Spanish wheelchair competitor to go sub 1:25 on in the marathon and sub 10:15 in the 5,000 meters.[4]

In an average year of training and competition, he will cover a distance 8,500 kilometres (5,300 mi). At the same time, he will spend six days a week training.[3] Inside Spain, there is little funding for wheelchair marathon races and few money races and no professional category. Thus, he spends a lot of the time competing outside the country.

In order to get sponsorship, he had to personally approach and sell himself to potential sponsors.[3]

At the 2006 World Championships in Sweden, Botello won a gold medal in the 3,000 meter event.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the marathon where he finished seventh.[3] In 2010, he competed in the New York City Marathon, finishing in a time of 1:47.39, making him the first Spanish wheelchair competitor to finish the race.[3] The 2010 race was his fifth time competing in the race in which he placed in the top ten three times.[3] In 2011, he did the running part of the CAN Triathlon Mallorca, with Vicente Javier Torres Ramis doing the swimming leg and Joan Llaneras doing the cycling component.[4]

Botello competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[5][13] He failed to make the finals in the 5,000 meters event.[5] He finished ninth in the marathon with a time of 1:33.05.[6][14][15] Melilla hosted a half marathon in November 2012 that he participated in. It was the first half marathon he competed in, and took place in his father's hometown.[2] In March 2013, he competed at the Los Angeles Marathon.[15] In March 2013, he participated in an international training camp for wheelchair athletes held in Costa Rica.[15]

WORLD MARATHON MAJORS:

Best results:

Chicago Marathon 2010:(3º)

Berlin Marathon 2012:(3º)

London Marathon 2017:(5º)

Boston Marathon 2011:(5º)

New York Marathon 2017:(7º)

Tokyo Marathon 2018:(14º)

New York Marathon

2006 (10º), 2007 (9º), 2008 (12º), 2009 (8º), 2010 (9º), 2011 (10º). 2013 (11ª). 2014 y (15º). 2015 (11º). 2016 (12º), 2017 (7º) 2018 (15º) and (16º)

London Marathon:

2008 (9º), 2009 (8º), 2010 (12º) 2011 (flat tire), 2012 (11º), 2013 (flat tire), 2014 (13º), 2015 (27º) no grip, 2016 (11º), 2017 (5º) 2018 (17º) and 2019 (21º)

Chicago Marathon:

2009 (4º), 2010 (3º), 2013 (6ª), 2014 (19º flat tire), 2015 (11º)., 2016 (11º) 2017 (5º) 2018 (22º) and 2019 (15º)

Boston Marathon:

2009 (6º), 2010 (6º), 2011 (5º), 2012 (12º – feber), 2013 (13º), 2014 (12º), 2015 (11º), 2017 (8º), 2018 (13º – flat tire) and 2009 (21º)

Berlin:

2003 (debut), 2005 (8º), 2006 (7º), 2012 (3º), 2016 (8º), 2017 (19º Berlin (flat tire) and 2018 (16º)

Tokyo Marathon:

2018 (14º)

DIAMOND/GOLDEN LEAGUE IAAF:

7º Golden League París (FRA) 2009 7º Golden League Londres (UK) 2010 7º Diamond League Laussane (SUI) 2016 8º Diamond League París (FRA) 2010 8º Diamond League Laussane (SUI) 2010 and 2018.

OTHERS COMPETITION:

4 times first Half Marathon of Portugal 2005, 2014, 2015 Y 2016.

3 times first Maratona de Treviso (ITA) 2012, 2014 y 2015.

3 times first Maraton de Lanzarote 2008, 2009 y 2010.

3 times first Carrera Liberty, Madrid 2009, 2015 y 2017.

2 times first del Medio Maratón de Cali (COL) 2008 y 2009.

2 times first del Maraton de Valencia 2007 y 2010.

2 times first Gran Canaria Maratón 2014 y 2015.

First in the Dubai Marathon, Arabian Emirates Unites – 2017.

First Grandmas Marathon en Duluth, Minnesota (EEUU) 2007.

First Carlsbad 5000, San Diego (EEUU) 2013.

First Corsa Internazionale Su Estrada (ITA) 2014.

First GP Rezept-Sport Wheelchair Racing en Sochi, (Rusia) 2015.

First Paris Marathon (FRA) 2016.

First Los Angeles Marathon (EEUU) 2020.

First Maraton de Málaga (ESP) 2017.

First Maratona di Roma (ITA) 2018.

First Carrera Ser Inspiración, Buga (Colombia) 2018.

First 10 km Salinas, (Uruguay) 2018.

2º Maratona de San Antonio di Padova (ITA) 2007.

2º Beirut Marathon (LIB) 2005.

2º JoongAng Seoul Marathon 2014.

3º Bolder Boulder 10 km, Colorado (EEUU) en 2010.

3º Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge en George (RSA) 2008.

3º Durban Marathon (RSA) 2008.

3º BUPA Great North Run de Newcastle (UK) 2008, 2010, 2013 y 2014.

3º Half Marathon, Lisbon (POR) 2015.

3º Westminster mile, Londres (UK) 2016

3º Vitality 10.000, Londres (UK) 2016.

3º Manchester 10 km (UK) 2019.

3º Half Marathon Guadalajara, México 2020.

4º New York Half Marathon (EEUU) 2018.

4º Peachtree Road Race 10k Atlanta (EEUU) 2014.

4º Tyne Tunnel 2 km Internacional Wheelchair 2015.

5º Rolling Rampage, Ottawa (CAN) 2008 y 2016.

5º London Half Marathon, England 2019.

Track:

100 mts: 17.29 s – Hospitalet 2007 (ESP).

200 mts: 29.40 s – Fuenlabrada 2007 (ESP).

400 mts: 52.89 s – Logroño 2009 (ESP).

800 mts: 1 min 39,92 s – Atlanta 2007 (EEUU).

1500 mts: 3:00:26 (NATIONAL RECORD) – Sharjah 2017 (Emirates).

5000 mts: 10 min 07,04 s – Sharjah 2016 (Emirates) 2016.

10.000 mts: 21 min 23 s – Arbon 2005 (SUI).

4X400 mts 4 min 00,90 s – Espoo 2005 (FIN) – NATIONAL RECORD (Santiago Sanz, Jordi Madera, Roger Puigbo and Rafael Botello).

3.000 mts: (Indoor Track) 6 min 53,05 s – Bollnas (SWE) – NATIONAL RECORD.

Route:

1 mile (1.609mts): 3 min 25,08 – Westminster Mile, Londres (UK) – National Record.

5 km: 10 min 25,13 s – Cedartown 2013 (EEUU) – National Record.

10 km: 20 min 10,8 s – Al-ain 2009 (Emirates) – National Record.

Half Marathon: 44 min 33 s – Lisboa 2014 (POR).

Marathon: 1 h 22 min 09 s – Boston 2017 (EEUU) – National Record.

BEST MARATHON TIME:

1h 22′ 09″ – Boston 2017 (USA) (NATIONAL RECORD)

1h 22´ 18″ – San Antonio de Padova (ITA) 2007.

1h 23′ 00″ – Grandmas Marathon, Duluth (EEUU) 2012.

1h 23′ 53″ – Paralympic Games, Beijing (CHI) 2008.

1h 25′ 14″ – Boston (EEUU) 2011.

1h 26′ 12″ – Treviso (ITA) 2010.

1h 26′ 33″ – Treviso (ITA) 2012.

1h 26′ 57″ – Boston (EEUU) 2014.

1h 27′ 05″ – Grandmas Marathon, Duluth (EEUU) 2013.

1h 27´ 43″ – Grandmas Marathon, Duluth (EEUU) 2016.

1h 27′ 45″ – Oita Wheelchair Marathon (JAP) 2007.

1h 28′ 24″ – Wheelchair Marathon, Oensingen (SUI) 2007.

1h 28′ 45″ – Grandmas Marathon, Duluth (EEUU) 2007.

1h 28′ 46″ – Chicago (EEUU) 2010.

1h 29′ 23″ – San Antonio de Padova (ITA) 2008.

1h 29′ 33″ – Seoul Wheelchair Marathon (KOR) 2016.

1h 29´ 49″ – Grandmas Marathon, Duluth (EEUU) 2017.

1h 29′ 56″ – Oita Wheelchair Marathon (JAP) 2006.

MY MARATHON (133)

National team.

Paralympic Games, London (UK) 2012 – 9º.

Paralympic Beijing (CHI) 2008 – 11º.

World Championship: CRISTHCHURCH (NZ) 2011 13º.

European Championship: ESPOO (FIN) 2005 –12º.

Individual 13 times – New York (EEUU) – 2006: 10º. 2007: 9º. 2008: 12º. 2009: 8º. 2010: 9º. 2011: 10º. 2013: 11ª. 2014: 15ª. 2015: 11º. 2016: 12º . 2017: 7º. 2018: 15º. 2019: 16º

12 – Grandmas Marathon (EEUU) – 2006: 4º. 2007: 1º. 2010: 2º. 2011: 3º. 2012: 3º. 2013: 4º. 2014: 2º. 2015: 2º. 2016: 2º. 2017: 4º. 2018: 6º. 2019: 4º.

11 times – London (UK) – 2008: 9º. 2009: 8º. 2010: 12º. 2012: 15º. 2013: 21º. 2014: 13º. 2015: 27º (World Championship) 2016: 11º. 2017: 5º. 2018: 17º. 2019: 21. (World Championship).

10 times – Boston (EEUU) – 2009: 6º. 2010: 6º. 2011 5º. 2012 18º. 2013: 13º. 2014: 12º. 2015: 13º. 2017: 8º. 2018: 13º (flat tire). 2019: 21º.

9 times – Paris (FRA) – 2005: 8º. 2006: 7º. 2007: 6º. 2008: 5º. 2010: 8º. 2011: 5º. 2014: 11º. 2016: 1º. 2017: 8º.

8 times – Chicago (EEUU) – 2009: 4º. 2010: 3º. 2013: 6º. 2014: 19º (pinchazo). 2015: 11º. 2016: 11º. 2017: 5º. 2018: 22º. 2019: 15º.

8 – Berlín (GER) – 2003: 61º (mi primer maratón). 2006: 8º. 2007: 7º. 2012: 3º. 2016: 8º . 2017: 19º (pinchazo). 2018: 19º. 2019: 15º.

7 times – Los Angeles (EEUU) – 2011: 11º. 2013: 2º. 2014: 2º. 2015: 8º (crash and flat tire). 2016: 2º. 2019: 5º. 2020: 1º.

7 – Treviso (ITA) – 2009: 4º. 2010: 2º. 2011: 6º. 2012: 1º. 2014: 1º. 2015: 1º. 2016: 3º.

6 times – Seoul Wheelchair Marathon (KOR) – 2006: 7º. 2007: 8º. 2011: 10º. 2012: 9º. 2016: 9º. 2018: 15º.

5 times – Lanzarote (ESP) – 2008: 1º. 2009: 1º. 2010: 1º. 2011: 4º. 2012: 9º.

3 times – Oita (JAP) – 2005: 14º. 2006: 18º. 2007: 12º.

2 times – Padova (ITA) – 2007: 2º. 2008: 8º.

2 – Oensingen (SUI) – 2005: 9º. 2007: 8º.

2 – Valencia (ESP) – 2007: 1º. 2010: 1º.

2 – Shenckon (SUI) – 2004: 35º. 2006: 6º.

2 – Gran Canaria (ESP) 2012 : 1º. 2014: 1º.

2 – Sevilla (ESP) – 2004: 4º. 2006: 3º.

2 – Dubai (Emirates) – 2017: 1º – 2018: 8º

2 – Málaga (ESP) – 2017: 1º, 2018: 2º

1 time – Roma (ITA) – 2018: 1º

1 – Tokyo (JAP) – 2018: 14º

1 – Outeniqua Wheelchair, George (RSA) – 2008: 3º.

1 – JoongAng Seoul Marathon (KOR) – 2014: 2º.

1 – Durban (RSA) – 2008: 3º.

1 – Beirut (LIB) – 2005: 2º.

1 – Robledo de Chavela, Madrid (ESP) – 2010: 1º. Relieve marathon (Astromad).

1 – Ironman Lanzarote (ESP) 1º.

1 – Barcelona (ESP) – 2004: 2º.

1 – San José (Costa Rica) – 2016: 3º.

1 – Dalian Marathon (CHI) – 2017: 11º.

Other sports

TRIATHLON

In 2014 I did a little stop in my sports carree to fulfill a dream, i.e. to be a Finisher of the Toughest IRONMAN race in the world. Lanzarote and the Canary Islands was the race of my choice and it took place on the 17th of May 2014. I did finish it and was the first Spanish wheelchair athlete to finish the toughest IRONMAN on the planet. Two weeks later, feeling strong and ready, I managed to win the Duathlon World Championship in the Spanish town of Pontevedra. Even if triathlon is not my sport, I did obtain two gold medals in Spanish Duathlon Championships on the sprint distance and two more on the long distance, on top of a victory on my very first triathlon, the IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote. 　

Triathlon

Winner of the Lanzarote Ironman in 2014 (first Spanish in finish).

Winner of the 70.3 Lanzarote. 　

Duathlon

World Champion in Pontevedra 2014.

Silver medal in the World Champion in Gijon 2011.

National Champion in Pontevedra 2013 and Soria 2015.

National Champion in long distance in Orihuela 2014 and 2015.

HANDBIKE (CICLYNG)

National Champion in trime trial and route 2013.

Historical

Spanish with more National Record of Spain in the category T-54.

Only Spanish to win in three different sports in the same year (Athletics, Triathlon and duathlon).

First Spanish to under 1h25 in Maraton.

Spanish first on the way down from 20:30 in 10 kilometers.

Only Spanish invited more than 10 (13) times in the best marathon in the world, New York.

First Spanish to under 1:40 in the 800 meters.

First Spanish to under 10:15 in the 5,000 meters.

Spanish that more times has lowered in marathon of 1h30 (18).

First Spaniard to compete in the 6 World Marathon Majors as elite athlete. (Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York)

Spanish with more World Majors Marathon (49)

Spanish first in finishing the Ironman of Lanzarote.(Triathlon)

Victories in the United States, Uruguay, Ecuador, Russia, Sweden, Colombia, Italy, France, Portugal, United Arab Emirates and Spain.

Podiums in Korea, England, Germany, Costa Rica, Lebanon and South Africa.

First Spanish in finishing the big six Marathon in the same year (Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York).

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