José Enrique Porto Explained

José Enrique Porto
Full Name:José Enrique Porto Lareo
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:21 October 1977
Birth Place:Vigo, Spain
Sport:Para-cycling-->

José Enrique Porto Lareo (born 21 October 1977 in Vigo) is a vision impaired track cyclist from Spain.

Career

At the London 2012 Summer Paralympics, Porto 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 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 was awarded the silver Spanish Royal Order of Sports Merit.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biografías . Comité Paralímpico Español . Spain . es . 2012 . 10 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610212636/http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/buscador/datosbiografia.asp?idatleta=76898026X . 10 June 2015.
  2. Web site: El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo . Region Digital . es . 29 October 2013 . 21 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105040739/https://www.regiondigital.com/noticias/deportes/196331-el-paralimpico-extremeno-enrique-floriano-recibe-la-medalla-de-la-real-orden-al-merito-deportivo.html . 5 November 2013 . José Enrique Porto.