Jorge Cardona

Jorge Cardona Marquez (born 2 November 1987 in Zaragoza) is a class 10 table tennis player from Spain.[1]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cardona and the second or maternal family name is Marquez.
Jorge Cardona Marquez
Personal information
NationalitySpanish
Born (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987
Zaragoza
Sport
Country Spain
SportTable tennis (class 10)
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam Class 9–10
2016 RioTeam Class 9-10

Personal

In 2013, he was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo,[2][3] at a ceremony at the Teatro de Madrid Cofidis, and attended by Princess Elena, Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, José Ignacio Wert, the president of the Higher Sports Council (CSD), Miguel Cardinal, and the Director General of Sports of CSD, Ana Muñoz.[4]

Table tennis

He is a class 10 table tennis player.[5] He won a gold medal at the 2007 European Championships in 2007. At the Italian hosted 2009 European Championships, he won a gold medal.[5] In 2010 at the South Korean hosted World Championships, he finished second.[5] He competed in the 2013 European Championships, earning a bronze in the individual event and a silver in the silver in the team event.[5] In October 2013, he was ranked eighth in the world in his classification.[5]

Paralympics

He played table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. In 2008, he finished second in team table tennis.[1] In 2012, he finished third in team class 9–10.[1][6]

References
  1. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. "El recuerdo a María de Villota marca la entrega de Reales Órdenes al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. "Michelle Alonso Morales, entre las grandes del deporte espaĂąol" (in Spanish). Diario de Avisos. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  5. "Cardona, octavo del mundo" (in Spanish). Aragondigital.es. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  6. "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
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