Oscar "Oz" Sanchez (born December 2, 1975) is an American Paralympic handcyclist and triathlete. A former Marine, he has a spinal cord injury following a motorcycle accident in 2001.[1] He started handcycling competitively in 2006,[1] and competes in the H5 classification. At the 2011 Parapan American Games, Sanchez won a gold in the road race and time trial for his classification.[2] He won medals at the 2008, 2012 Paralympic Games and 2016 Paralympic Games. Sanchez was also a medallist at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
^ abRosewater, Amy (September 4, 2012). . TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^"Guadalajara 2011 Juegos Parapanamericanos Resultados" (PDF) (Press release) (in Spanish). International Paralympic Committee. p. 161. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^"PARAPANS: Sanchez and Bascio Lead Power-Packed USA Para-Cycling Delegation". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. October 26, 2011. from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
sanchez, oscar, sanchez, born, december, 1975, american, paralympic, handcyclist, triathlete, former, marine, spinal, cord, injury, following, motorcycle, accident, 2001, started, handcycling, competitively, 2006, competes, classification, 2011, parapan, ameri. Oscar Oz Sanchez born December 2 1975 is an American Paralympic handcyclist and triathlete A former Marine he has a spinal cord injury following a motorcycle accident in 2001 1 He started handcycling competitively in 2006 1 and competes in the H5 classification At the 2011 Parapan American Games Sanchez won a gold in the road race and time trial for his classification 2 He won medals at the 2008 2012 Paralympic Games and 2016 Paralympic Games Sanchez was also a medallist at the UCI Para cycling Road World Championships in 2009 2010 and 2011 Oz SanchezSanchez in 2007Personal informationFull nameOscar SanchezNationalityAmericanoBorn 1975 12 02 December 2 1975 age 48 Los Angeles California U S EducationB S in Business Management and M S in Marriage and Family TherapyAlma materSan Diego State UniversityOccupationFormer US Marine Corps Special Forces Motivational speaker Years active2006 Websitewww wbr knownolimits wbr comSportSportCycling triathlonDisabilityParaplegiaDisability classH5 cycling Medal record Men s road bicycle racingRepresenting United StatesParalympic Games2008 Beijing time trial HC C 2008 Beijing Road race HC C 2012 London Mixed team relay2012 London Road time trial H4 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed team relay2016 Rio de Janeiro Road time trial H5 Parapan American Games2011 Guadalajara Mixed time trial H1 4 2011 Guadalajara Road race H2 4 His story is featured in the 2009 documentary Unbeaten directed by Steven C Barber He is of Mexican American descent 3 Contents 1 Medals at the Paralympic Games 1 1 2016 1 2 2012 1 3 2008 2 References 3 External linksMedals at the Paralympic Games edit nbsp Oz Sanchez Seth Arseneau and Todd Philpott race at the Redlands Bike Classic 20072016 edit nbsp Cycling mixed team relay nbsp Cycling time trial2012 edit nbsp Cycling team relay nbsp Cycling time trial2008 edit nbsp Cycling time trial nbsp Cycling road raceReferences edit a b Rosewater Amy September 4 2012 Lean mean racing machine Oz Sanchez TeamUSA org United States Olympic amp Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on January 31 2013 Retrieved February 5 2013 Guadalajara 2011 Juegos Parapanamericanos Resultados PDF Press release in Spanish International Paralympic Committee p 161 Retrieved July 3 2021 PARAPANS Sanchez and Bascio Lead Power Packed USA Para Cycling Delegation Paralympic org International Paralympic Committee October 26 2011 Archived from the original on February 12 2018 Retrieved February 12 2018 External links editOfficial website Oz Sanchez at Team USA archived Oz Sanchez at the International Paralympic Committee Unbeaten The Movie at the Wayback Machine archived 2017 12 12 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Paralympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to American cycling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oz Sanchez amp oldid 1175912625, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
