Maurice Eckhard

Maurice Far Eckhard Tió (born 26 July 1983 in Barcelona) is a para-cyclist from Spain.^[1]

Maurice Eckhard

Personal information
Full name	Maurice Far Eckhard Tió
Nationality	Spanish
Born	26 July 1983 (1983-07-26) (age 42) Barcelona, Spain
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Men's para-cycling Representing  Spain European Championships 2023 Rotterdam Time trial B 2023 Rotterdam Road race B

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eckhard and the second or maternal family name is Tio.

Personal

Eckhard has cerebral palsy.^[1] In 2013, he was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.^[2][3]

Cycling

Eckhard is a C2 type athlete. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling, where he did not earn a medal.^[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the third person to finish in the C2 road trial race.^[1][4][5]

From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.^[6] In 2013, he was one of seven Paralympic sportspeople to get a 2013/2014 "Iberdrola Foundation Scholarship" that was awarded by the Spanish Paralympic Committee, Iberdrola Foundation, the Spanish Sports Council and the Spanish Ministry of Social Services and Equality. It provided him with €490 a month for the ten academic months of the year.^[7][8]