Miguel Galindo Garces

Miguel Galindo Garcés

Miguel Galindo at the 2013 IPC World Championships held at La Molina, Spain.
Personal information
Nationality	Spanish
Born	Spain
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Alpine skiing
Event(s)	Downhill Slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super G
Medal record Men's Alpine skiing Representing the  Spain Paralympic Games 2010 Vancouver Downhill, visually impaired 2010 Vancouver Slalom, visually impaired 2010 Vancouver Giant Slalom, visually impaired 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiing

Miguel Galindo Garcés is a Spanish alpine skier, and para-alpine sighted guide. As Jon Santacana's guide, he competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics where he earned three medals. He also competed in the European Cup, the World Cup, the World Championships and a national team camp with Santacana.

Galindo is from the Aragon region of Spain.

Galindo is the sighted ski guide for visually impaired skier Jon Santacana. In this role, he earned a gold medal at the Switzerland hosted 2000 World Championships. He earned a gold medal and two bronze medals at the 2002 Winter Paralympics.

Galindo earned a gold medal for the overall 2006/2007 European Cup season. During the following ski season he recovered from a knee injury. At the last round of the European Cup in March 2008, an event held in La Molina, Spain, he was one of several Spanish skiers competing. He finished the 2007/2008 European Cup season in second place after the five test events. Galindo continued to be Santacana's guide for that season. He earned a gold medal at the 2009 World Championships in South Korea. His first gold came in the super combined event. He was one of six skiers and four guides which made up the Spanish team.

In November 2009, Galindo attended an event in Madrid organised by Programa de Alto Rendimiento Paralímpico (Programa ARPA) as part of the preparation for the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. At the 2010 World Cup Alpine Skiing for Disabled in Abtenau, Austria, the pair earned a bronze in the giant slalom event following a first run where they finished fifth and a second run where they finished second. He was unable to compete in the super combined event because it was cancelled. He then competed in the third round of the European Cup later in January 2010 at La Molina. He finished fifth in the slalom event. At the final event of the 2009/2010 World Cup season, an event held in March 2010 in Aspen, Colorado, he earned a gold medal in one event while skiing with Santacana. This was the last major event before the 2010 Games. He also earned a bronze medal in the Giant Slalom event, while finishing sixth in the super combined. He came into the Aspen World Cup event with 625 World Cup points.