José Antonio Expósito

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Expósito and the second or maternal family name is Pineiro.

José Antonio Expósito Pineiro (born in Águilas on May 2, 1978) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain.

José Antonio Expósito

Personal information
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1978-05-02) May 2, 1978 Águilas, Murcia, Spain
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Track and field (T20)
Medal record Paralympic athletics Paralympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney 100 metres - T20 Gold 2000 Sydney Long Jump - F20 Gold 2012 London Long Jump - F20

Personal

He was born on May 2, 1978 in Águilas, Murcia. He has an intellectual disability,

Athletics

Antonio competes in T20 (track) and F20 (field) events. He has held the F20 Long Jump world record since 2005. He competed at the 2008 INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia, and finished first in the 60 meters and long jump, and third in the 4x400 meter event. He finished first in the 2010 European championships in the 100 meters and long jump events.

Expósito competed in 2010 INAS European Athletics Championship and finished first in the long jump and 100 meter events. He competed in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships where he was one of thirty-two athletes from Spain. He competed in the 2011 INAS World Games, and finished second in the 4x100 meter relay with teammates Francisco Santiago, Alberto Palomo and Dionibel Rodríguez Rodríguez.

Expósito has finished first at the Spanish national championships. He competed in the 2012 Spanish national championships held in San Javier. In 2012, he had a Plan ADO €23,000 athlete scholarship with a €3,000 reserve and a €2,500 coaching scholarship. He competed in the 2013 World Athletics Championships for people with intellectual disabilities hosted by the Czech Republic. He finished first in the long jump. He injured himself after his final jump.

Paralympics

Expósito competed at 2000 Summer Paralympics for Spain in the javelin and shot put. He did not finish in the top three in those events. He finished first in the 100 meters and the long jump. He could not compete in the 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2008 Summer Paralympics because cheating at the 2000 Games which included people with intellectual disabilities resulted in people with intellectual disabilities not being allowed to compete in those years. People with intellectual disabilities were allow to compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Expósito finished first in the F20 Long Jump event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.