José Antonio Villanueva

José Antonio Villanueva
Personal information
Full nameJosé Antonio Villanueva Trinidad
Born (1979-02-03) 3 February 1979 (age 45)
Madrid, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Ballerup Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2004 Melbourne Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Manchester Team sprint
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 1 km Time Trial
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Sprint

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.

Career

UCI Track Cycling

Date Placing Event Competition Location Country
23 May 1999 3 Team sprint[N 1] World Cup Mexico City  Mexico
21 May 2000 1 Team sprint[N 1] World Cup Moscow  Russia
28 May 2000 1 Team sprint[N 1] World Cup Cali  Colombia
16 July 2000 2 Keirin World Cup Turin  Italy
28 October 2000 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team sprint[N 1] World Championships Manchester  United Kingdom
25 May 2001 3 Sprint World Cup Cali  Colombia
12 August 2001 1 Keirin World Cup Mexico City  Mexico
25 September 2002 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Keirin World Championships Ballerup  Denmark
31 May 2002 3 Keirin World Cup Moscow  Russia
21 June 2002 1 Team sprint[N 1] World Cup Cali  Colombia
23 June 2002 1 1 km time trial World Cup Cali  Colombia
16 February 2003 1 Team sprint[N 1] World Cup Moscow  Russia
July 2003 1 1 km time trial National championships Valencia  Spain
July 2003 1 Sprint National championships Valencia  Spain
26 May 2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team sprint[N 1] World Championships Melbourne  Australia
15 February 2004 3 Team sprint[N 1] World Cup Moscow  Russia
14 May 2004 2 Keirin World Cup Sydney  Australia
15 May 2004 2 Sprint World Cup Sydney  Australia
10 December 2004 3 Keirin World Cup Los Angeles  United States
8 January 2005 3 Sprint World Cup Manchester  United Kingdom
6 November 2005 3 Team sprint[N 1] World Cup Moscow  Russia
18 February 2006 1 Sprint National championships  Spain
19 February 2006 3 Keirin National championships  Spain
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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

  1. ^ a b "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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