Joan Borrisser Roldán

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Joan Borrisser Roldán
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Track and field

Joan Borrisser Roldán is a Spanish track and field sighted guide.[1] He represented Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in this role as a guide for Martín Parejo Maza.

Personal

Borrisser is from the Catalan region of Spain.[2] In 2010, he was a volunteer for the Civil Defence Corps in Sant Fost de Campsentelles.[3] In 2012, he was a 20-year-old student. At the time, he also worked for INEFC of the Municipal Sports School Sant Fost.[4]

Athletics

Borrisser is a guide for visually impaired track and field competitors.[5][6] In training with a runner, the pair hold a rope to connect them. They do a number of test runs to prevent the rope from tangling and to match pace and stride.[4]

As a 15-year-old, in 2007, Borrisser served as a guide at a race on Gran Canaria.[4] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[2] Borriser ran with Martín Parejo Maza at June 2012 Spanish championship.[7] Parejo was trying to qualify with Borrisser for the 100 meter event at the June 2012 European Championships in the Netherlands.[7]

Spain's 14 strong visually impaired athletics delegation to the London Games participated in a training camp at the Center for Sports Modernization in La Rioja ahead of the Games.[8][9][10] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a guide[2][11] for Parejo who wore bib number 2262. The pair ran in the 100 meter event in London.[12][13][14]

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