What is Manuel Garnica Roldan?
{{Spanish name|Garnica|Roldan}} {{Infobox sportsperson |image = |caption = |imagesize = |name = Manuel Garnica Roldan |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|8|25}} |birth_place = [[Granada]], [[Spain]] |residence = |nationality = [[Spain|Spanish]] |height = |weight = |relatives = |sport = [[Track and field]] ([[T12 (classification)|T12]]) |event = |country = {{ESP}} |coach = |website = |medaltemplates = | show-medals = yes }} '''Manuel Garnica Roldan''' (born August 25, 1978 in [[Granada]], [[Spain]]) is a [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] [[track and field|athlete]] from [[Spain]]. He is [[blind]], and has [[retinitis pigmentosa]]. This means his [[eye sight]] gets worse over time. Garnica competed in the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]] and finished sixth in the T12 marathon. He did not finish in the 10,000 meter race. He competed in other races, most in Spain. 2011 IPC World Athletics Championships in [[Christchurch]] in the marathon where he finished fourth. == Personal == Garnica was born August 25, 1978 in [[Granada]], [[Spain]].<ref name=CPE/> His father was a [[police officer]].<ref name=newspaper1/> While born in Granada, his family moved to [[Valencia]] when he was a baby.<ref name=newspaper1>{{cite web|url=http://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/cordobaandalucia/manuel-garnica-roldan-una-carrera-contra-si-mismo_620246.html |title=MANUEL GARNICA ROLDAN : Una carrera contra sí mismo&nbsp;— Local&nbsp;— Diario Córdoba |publisher=Diariocordoba.com |date=2011-02-27 |accessdate=July 1, 2013 |language=Spanish}}</ref> His parents learned about his [[eye sight]] problem when he was two years old. Doctors learned he had [[retinitis pigmentosa]], an eye disease that means he sees worse over time. When he was a nine-year-old, he learned to read using [[braille]] after his eyesight got worse. He played basketball and [[Team handball|handball]] when he was a boy.<ref name=newspaper1/> Garnica