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José Antonio Villanueva

José Antonio Villanueva

Spanish cyclist

José Antonio Villanueva Trinidad (born 3 February 1979 in Madrid) is a Spanish former track cyclist. Villanueva specialised in the sprint disciplines, where at world championships level he was won a silver medal in keirin and a bronze and a silver medal in team sprint. A few years after his initial retirement from competitive cycling, Villanueva returned as a sighted pilot in tandem track cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a silver and a bronze medal.

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Career

UCI Track Cycling

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    The other riders on the squad were José Antonio Escuredo and Salvador Meliá

Paralympics

In 2012, having been out of competitive cycling for more than the minimum required 12 months, Villanueva was able to compete as the sighted pilot teamed with vision impaired cyclist José Enrique Porto Lareo in the tandem cycling events the London 2012 Summer Paralympics. The pair won the silver medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial and the bronze medal in the Men's Sprint.[1]

Awards

In 2013, in recognition of his dedication to sport and his achievements at the 2012 Paralympics, Villanueva was awarded the silver Spanish Royal Order of Sports Merit.[1]

References

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    "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.


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