Honorio Romero

Helvio Aresca

Personal information
National team	Argentina
Born	(1925-05-29)29 May 1925
Died	25 March 2001(2001-03-25) (aged 75)
Sport
Country	Argentina
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Paralympic Games Representing  Argentina

Honorio Romero (29 May 1925 Santa Rosa, Argentina - 25 March 2001 Santa Rosa) was an athlete, historian, playwright, teacher and Argentine professor of physical education.

As an athlete he specialized in adaptive table tennis and athletics. He won two silver medals in table tennis at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, and a gold medal in javelin in 1976 Summer Paralympics]] in Toronto. He is the Argentine sportsman with the most participation, representing Argentina in six Paralympic games over 32 years. Winner of two gold medals at the Pan American Games in Wheelchair in 1995. In 1996, at 71 years old, he competed in the World Table Tennis Championships for conventional athletes from Norway, ranking 15th place between two hundred and three competitors.^[1]

As aa historian, Romero wrote the book History and life of our Malvinas (1980). As a playwright he was director of the Vocational Group Yapay. As a leader he founded the Santarroseña Table Tennis Association.

Life

Honorio Romero was born in the city of Santa Rosa, capital of the province of La Pampa. He was a normal Argentinean teacher and physical education teacher. In 1949, at age 24, he was injured in a car accident that left him paralyzed. He became dedicated to his city to promote sport and theater. He was one of the pioneers in the development of sports for people with disabilities and the organization of Paralympic sports organizations.

In 1980 he wrote the book History and life of our Malvinas. He died on March 25, 2001 in Santa Rosa.

The municipal swimming pool, a school of that city and the main athletics tournament of the province, bear his name.

Paraympics

He represented Argentina at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo 1964, Tel Aviv 1968, Toronto 1976, Arnhem 1980, Seoul 1988 and Atlanta 1996, becoming the Argentine sportsman with the most participation in them. He won two silver medals in adapted table tennis in 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, and a bronze medal in the javelin at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto .

At 70 he participated in the 1995 Pan American Games in Wheelchair, winning two gold medals in table tennis. In 1996, he competed in the World Table Tennis Championships for conventional athletes from Norway, finishing in 15th place among 203 competitors.

Works

• Historia y vida de nuestras Malvinas (1980).

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Spanish Wikipedia.