Alfredo de los Santos (cyclist) explained

Alfredo de los Santos
Nickname:	Freddie
Nationality:	American
Disability Class:	H5
Sport:	Para-cycling
Birth Date:	1969 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Show-Medals:	yes

Alfredo de los Santos (born October 17, 1969) is a Dominican-American Para-cyclist. He represented the United States in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. In the latter, he won a bronze medal in the mixed team relay H1–5.^[1]

De los Santos has a bachelor's degree in graphic design from City College of New York and served in the United States Army. He was injured during a grenade attack in Afghanistan in 2009, resulting in traumatic brain injury and his right leg being amputated above the knee.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alfredo de los Santos . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 2 September 2021 . 2 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210902135138/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/cycling-road/athlete-profile-n1690532-de-los-santos-alfredo.htm . dead.
2. News: Art, Handcycling Help Freddie De Los Santos Stay Centered . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412231412/https://www.teamusa.org/USParaCycling/Features/2021/March/30/Art-Handcycling-Help-Freddie-De-Los-Santos-Stay-Centered . dead . 12 April 2021 . TeamUSA.org . Joanne C. . Gerstner . 30 March 2021 . 11 June 2023.
3. News: USA's Alfredo de los Santos finds expression through art and cycling . Paralympic.org . 6 May 2021 . 2 September 2021.