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 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Former US Marine Corps Special Forces. Motivational speaker. | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling, triathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Paraplegia | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | H4 (cycling) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 6 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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
- ^ a b "Lean mean racing machine: Oz Sanchez". Team USA. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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