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.
 Sanchez in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Sanchez |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 2, 1975 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | B.S. in Business Management and M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy |
| Alma mater | San Diego State University |
| Occupation | Former US Marine Corps Special Forces. Motivational speaker. |
| Years active | 2006– |
| Website | www |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Cycling, triathlon |
| Disability | Paraplegia |
| Disability class | H5 (cycling) |
Medal record | |
His story is featured in the 2009 documentary Unbeaten, directed by Steven C. Barber. He is of Mexican American descent.[3]
Medals at the Paralympic Games
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- Cycling - mixed team relay
- Cycling - time trial
- Cycling - team relay- - Cycling - time trial
- - Cycling - time trial
- - Cycling - road race
References
edit- ^ a b Rosewater, Amy (September 4, 2012). "Lean mean racing machine: Oz Sanchez". 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. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
External links
edit- Official 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)
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