Iñigo Llopis Sanz

Iñigo Llopis
Personal information
Full nameIñigo Llopis Sanz
NationalitySpanish
Born (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 26)
San Sebastián, Spain
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS8
ClubKonporta KE
Coached byIsaac Pousada
Medal record
Men's paralympic swimming
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m backstroke S8
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m backstroke S8
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Mixed 4×100 m medley relay 34pts
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Funchal 100 m backstroke S8
Gold medal – first place 2018 Dublin 400 m freestyle S8
Silver medal – second place 2018 Dublin 100 m freestyle S8
Silver medal – second place 2018 Dublin 100 m backstroke S8
Silver medal – second place 2018 Dublin 4 x 100 medley 34 pts
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Dublin 4 x 100 freestyle 34 pts
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Funchal 400 m freestyle S8
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S8
Bronze medal – third place 2019 London 100 m backstroke S8

Iñigo Llopis Sanz[a] (born 13 November 1998) is a Spanish Paralympic swimmer who has represented Spain in the Summer Paralympic Games.

Career

Llopis competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke S8 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal.[1] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won the gold medal in the same category and the bronze medal in the Mixed 4×100 m medley relay - 34pts category.

Personal life

Llopis's father, Luis, is goalkeeping coach for Real Madrid CF.[2]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Swimming: LLOPIS SANZ Inigo". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Inigo Llopis Sanz". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 August 2021.