José Luis Sánchez Paraíso Explained

José Luis Sánchez Paraíso
Nationality:Spanish
Sport:Sprinting
Event:100 metres
Birth Date:21 June 1942
Birth Place:Lagunilla, Salamanca, Spain
Death Place:Salamanca, Spain
Height:170cm (70inches)
Weight:62kg (137lb)

José Luis Sánchez Paraíso (21 June 1942  - 18 July 2017) was a Spanish sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] He was also national champion twelve times; eight in the 100 metres (1963–66, 1971–73, and 1979) and four in the 200 metres (1962, 1964–65, and 1966).[3]

Notes and References

  1. José Luis Sánchez Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/jose-luis-sanchez-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 30 June 2017.
  2. http://www.abc.es/deportes/abci-muere-historico-atleta-jose-luis-sanchez-paraiso-201707181505_noticia.html Muere el histórico atleta José Luis Sánchez Paraíso
  3. http://www.rfea.es/historia/ctoesp/ctos_AL.pdf Historial de campeones en el Campeonato de España al aire libre