The swimmer Enhamed Enhamed won the gold medal in the 50 meter freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. The Canary Islander was the favorite, starting with the best time of all the finalists, after beating this morning's Paralympic record with 26"34.
In the afternoon, he surpassed this record and surpassed the oldest world record in Paralympic swimming with 25"82, 14 hundredths less than the historical record held by the American John Morgan since January 1, 1987.
The superiority of the Canary Islander was such that he was more than a second ahead of his other two companions on the podium, the Japanese Junichi Kawai (27"16) and the Russian Alexander Chekurov (27"26).
Enhamed put the finishing touch to the Paralympic Games with gold medals in the 50, 100 and 400 meter freestyle, and the 100 butterfly. In addition, he has broken two world records, two Paralympic records, four European records and four Spanish records.
The swimmer has gone from being the second youngest Spanish medalist at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games, where he won bronzes in the 100 butterfly and 400 freestyle, to becoming the national king in Beijing 2008.
At the end of the race, Enhamed told several Spanish journalists that his gold medal represents his "best finish" in the Paralympic Games, in which he "only hoped to win a gold, it was my dream".
With this medal from Enhamed Enhamed, Spain has now accumulated a total of 47 medals at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games: 13 gold, 18 silver and 16 bronze.
The company Valsons, directed by Anil Partap, has supported Enhamed Enhamed on his way to the Beijing Games within the "Paralympic Friend" Program, launched in 2006 thanks to the collaboration of the Spanish Paralympic Committee, the Higher Sports Council and the Secretary of State for Social Services, Families and Disability.
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