Martín Parejo

Parejo was born on 15 July 1989 in Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Barcelona.^[2] He has a visual impairment.^[2] As of 2012 he was residing in Martorelles, Barcelona.^[2]

Parejo is a T11/B1 type athlete.^[2] He uses a guide when competing in the long jump.^[3] He is a member of ISS L'Hospitalet Atletisme, an athletic club in L'Hospitalet.^[4] Parejo competed at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, earning a bronze medal in the T11-T13 4 × 100 meter relay, while finishing 5th in the long jump and 6th in the triple jump.^{[2][5][6][7][8]} In the men's visually impaired 4 × 100 meter relay, he competed with Gerard Descarrega Puigdevall, Xavier Porras (T11), and Maximiliano Óscar Rodríguez Magi (T12) and finished in Spanish record national time of 45.45 seconds.^[9][10]

Before the start of the London Games, Parejo trained with several other visually impaired Spanish track and field athletes in Logroño.^[11] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England where he finished 8th in the long jump, tenth in the triple jump and 15th in the 100 meter T11 event.^[2][12] He wore bib number 2262 and ran with guide runner Joan Borrisser Roldan in the 100 meter event in London.^[13][14][15] In 2012, he was a recipient of a Plan ADO €7,200 athlete scholarship with a €1,200 reserve and a €2,500 coaching scholarship.^[7][16] In July 2013, he participated in the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships,^[17] making the finals for the men's long jump T11.^[18] He was also a member of the men's 4 × 100 meter relay team along with Maxi Rodríguez, Xavi Porras and Gerard Descarrega. The team qualified for the final after setting the best time in their semi-final race.^[19][20][21]