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			{{short description\|Spanish Paralympic archer (born 1955)}}
	'''Antonio Rebollo''' is the ] ] who lit the ] by shooting an arrow into the cauldron in the ] in ].
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			'''Antonio Rebollo Liñán''' (born 19 June 1955) is a Spanish ] ]. During the ] of the ] in ], he lit the ] by shooting a flaming arrow over it, igniting the gases.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1992 \|title=Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics \| Olympic Video News Medals \|publisher=Olympic.org \|date= \|accessdate=2013-07-22}}</ref>
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			==Life and career==
			When Rebollo was eight months old, he contracted ] with both legs affected, the right one severely. He competed in archery, representing ] at the ], ], and ]. He won a silver in 1984, bronze in 1988, and a second silver in 1992.

			The ] of the ] featured the ] being ignited from afar by a flaming arrow. Rebollo was one of 200 archers considered for the position of firing the arrow. There were sunrise practices, along with wind machines to simulate various weather conditions, and flaming arrows that would often singe fingers. He was among four finalists, and was chosen two hours before the event.<ref name="youtube1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0nNBLxY0pM \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/g0nNBLxY0pM \|archive-date=2021-12-21 \|url-status=live\|title=Antonio Rebello - Paralympic Archer \|publisher=YouTube \|date=2006-11-03 \|accessdate=2013-07-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

			{{blockquote\|text=There were no fears. I was practically a robot. I focused on my positioning and reaching the target. My feelings were taken from the people who described to me how they saw it. What they felt, their emotions, their cries. This is what made me realise what the moment actually meant.\|author=Antonio Rebollo\|source=in a segment with ] about the lighting of the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics.<ref name="youtube1"/>
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Latest revision as of 04:12, 19 November 2024

Spanish Paralympic archer (born 1955) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rebollo and the second or maternal family name is Liñán.

Antonio Rebollo

Rebollo in 2017

Personal information

Birth name

Antonio Rebollo Liñán

Nationality

Spanish

Born

(1955-06-19) 19 June 1955 (age 69)
Madrid, Spain

Medal record

Men's para-archery

Representing Spain
Paralympic Games
	1984 Stoke Mandeville	Men's double FITA round integrated
	1988 Seoul	Men's double FITA round open
	1992 Barcelona	Men's teams open

Antonio Rebollo Liñán (born 19 June 1955) is a Spanish Paralympic archer. During the opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he lit the Olympic Cauldron by shooting a flaming arrow over it, igniting the gases.

Life and career

When Rebollo was eight months old, he contracted polio with both legs affected, the right one severely. He competed in archery, representing Spain at the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Paralympics. He won a silver in 1984, bronze in 1988, and a second silver in 1992.

The opening ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics featured the Olympic Flame being ignited from afar by a flaming arrow. Rebollo was one of 200 archers considered for the position of firing the arrow. There were sunrise practices, along with wind machines to simulate various weather conditions, and flaming arrows that would often singe fingers. He was among four finalists, and was chosen two hours before the event.

There were no fears. I was practically a robot. I focused on my positioning and reaching the target. My feelings were taken from the people who described to me how they saw it. What they felt, their emotions, their cries. This is what made me realise what the moment actually meant.
— Antonio Rebollo, in a segment with NBC about the lighting of the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics.

References

"Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics | Olympic Video News Medals". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
^ "Antonio Rebello - Paralympic Archer". YouTube. 2006-11-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2013-07-22.

External links

Antonio Rebollo at the International Paralympic Committee

Olympic Games
Preceded byMichel Platini & François-Cyrille Grange	Final Olympic torchbearer Barcelona 1992	Succeeded byHaakon, Crown Prince of Norway
Preceded byChung Sun-Man, Sohn Mi-Chung, & Kim Won-Tak	Final Summer Olympic torchbearer Barcelona 1992	Succeeded byMuhammad Ali
Preceded byLuc Sabatier	Final Paralympic Torchbearer Barcelona 1992 With: Coral Bistuer	Succeeded byHelge Bjørnstad
Preceded byLee Jae-oon & Kiifi Hyun-mi	Final Summer Paralympic Torchbearer Barcelona 1992 With: Coral Bistuer	Succeeded byMark Wellman

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