Oz Sanchez
 Oz Sanchez, Seth Arseneau and Todd Philpott race at the Redlands Bike Classic, 2007 | |||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Born |
December 1975 (age 40–41) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Residence | San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Former US Marine Corps Special Forces. Motivational speaker. | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling, triathlon | ||||||||||||
| Disability | Paraplegia | ||||||||||||
| Disability class | H4 (cycling) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 6 February 2013. | |||||||||||||
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Oscar "Oz" Sanchez (born December 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 H4 classification. He won medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, and at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
His story is featured in the 2009 documentary Unbeaten, directed by Steven C. Barber.
References
- 1 2 "Lean mean racing machine: Oz Sanchez". Team USA. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
External links
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