José Enrique Porto
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Spanish |
Born | October 21, 1977 |
Sport | |
Country | Spain |
Sport | Paralympic cycling |
Medal record |
Jose Enrique Porto Lareo (born October 21, 1977 in Vigo) is a vision impaired track cyclist from Spain.
Career
At the London 2012 Summer Paralympics, Porto Lareo teamed with sighted pilot José Antonio Villanueva in the tandem cycling events, where the pair won the silver medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial and the bronze medal in the Men's Sprint.[1]
At the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, in Montichiari, Italy, Porto Lareo won a bronze medal in the Sprint event.
Awards
In 2013, in recognition of his dedication to sport and his achievements at the 2012 Paralympics, Porto Lareo was awarded the silver Spanish Royal Order of Sports Merit.[2]
References
- ^ "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
Categories:
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Spain
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Vigo
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for Spain
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain
- Spanish male cyclists
- Paralympic medalists in cycling
- Paralympic cyclists of Spain
- Spanish cycling biography, 1970s birth stubs
- Spanish Paralympic medalist stubs