Xavier Porras

Quick Facts

Full Name	Xavier Porras
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Aug 22, 1981(1981-08-22)
Age	43
Country	Spain
Birth City	Olot
Horoscope	Leo

Xavier Porras Biography

Xavier Porras is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on August 22, 1981 in Olot, Spain. Xavier Porras Santana (born August 22nd 1981 , in Olot, Girona) is a Spanish paralympic sprinter and jumper that is part of F.C. Barcelona and is a member of the T11 category, which is for athletes who are blind or who have a reduced vision.

European Championship in Bialystok (Poland) 2001

His first participation was in Quebec 2003, achieving a fourth position in the long jump for best performance. Three years later, in Assen 2006, he proclaims world champion in the triple jump with a mark of 13.02m, (his best) as well as obtaining a bronze medal in length (6,08m). That same season, he participates in the Indoor World Championships in Bollnas (Suecia 2006), proclaiming himself world champion in the triple jump with a mark of 12,77m, world record indoor category; besides winning two silver in the long jump (6,03m) and 60m (7,60s). After an injury which deprived him of competing at his level the following year at the World São Paulo Games, (Brasil 2007) where he participated in the triple jump getting a creditable sixth position, Xavi Porras has to wait until the World Cup in Nueva Zelanda 2011, 2011 to become a champion of the long jump with a mark of 5.99m; while he was getting a new bronze medal as a member of the Spanish 4×100 relay team with Martín Parejo Maza (T11), MaximilianoÓscar Rodríguez Magi (T12) and Gerard Descarrega Puigdevall (T12) with a mark of 45.45. In Lyon (Francia 2013) he came back to podium with a bronze medal in the long jump, with 6,24 m.

He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China where he was the third best athlete in the triple jump. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where he finished fifth in the triple jump.

His first international appearance was at an European Championship (Lisboa 1999) and he was able to secure, along with his first coach, Sergio Segon, a respectable fourth place in the 100 meters that reaffirms the team’s dedication to the sport in opposition to football, which was his primary interest while growing up. However, the international renaissance was two years later at the world championships in Bialastok (Polonia 2001) that was declared as runner-up in the 100m race and 4×100 relay. The following year and at Assen 2003, the athlete re-creates his the feat with two bronze medals for the high jump (6,06m) and the relay 4×100, respectively and is now one of the top European runners and jumpers, and confirming his status at the championships held in Espoo (Finlandia in 2005) in which as well as greatly expanding his reputation in the lengthcategory, the runner-up is declared with a new record of 6,19m. He then reaches the podium in the closing in the 100m. His next appearance on the continent is Rhodes (Grecia 2009.) and he racked up three additional medals for a spectacular performance which includes Gold in the triple jump (12,76m),silver on the long jump (5,90m) as well as bronze at the 100 (11.90″). The sixth time he competes at an European Championships, Swansea (Wales 2014) He returns to the podium with the ninth medal of his continental career, bronze in the long-jump with 593m, which is the perfect icing cake of a fantastic 2014, when he regains his crown in Spain as the world champion in the 100 meters sprint in 2012 and then becomes a national runner-up in long jump.

Xavier Porras Net Worth

Xavier Porras is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Xavier Porras 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The inspiration for his early days was the images of his idol Carl Lewis in the Olympic Games in Barcelona 1992. One of the most important moments was 1998 when he met his coach Miguel Angel Torralba, who introduces him to the sport of athletics. They’ve never separated since Miguel has the responsibility of determining how Xavi organizes his training and coaches Xavi in jumping with the help of his voice. Alongside the coach, Xavi has had throughout his career four guides who were his aides during speed tests and in training.

European Championships in Lisbon (Portugal) 1999

European Championships in Assen (Netherlands) 2003

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World Championships indoor in Bollnas (Sweden) 2006

Facts & Trivia

Xavier Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Xavier Porras celebrates birthday on August 22 of every year.

He is married to Rosalía Lázaro, who is the most decorated Spanish Paralympic athlete of all time in the long jump B2. She holds five Paralympic Games (from Barcelona 92 to Beijing 2008), counting three Paralympic medals, nine world championships and thirteen European championships. Xavi and Rosalia have a daughter together, Egara.

Top Facts about Xavier Porras

1. Xavier Porras is a Spanish Paralympic athlete.
2. He competes in the sport of wheelchair fencing.
3. Porras has won multiple medals at international competitions.
4. He competed in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
5. Porras was born on January 10, 1977, in Barcelona, Spain.
6. He began his career as a fencer before his accident.
7. Porras suffered a spinal cord injury at age 19.
8. He uses a wheelchair for mobility and fencing.
9. Porras is known for his speed and agility on the piste.
10. He is an advocate for disability rights and inclusion in sports.