Juan José Méndez Explained

Juan José Méndez
Full Name:Juan José Méndez Fernandez
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:27 March 1964
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Sport:Cycling
Disability Class:C1
Paralympics:2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
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Juan José Méndez Fernandez (born 27 March 1964) is a cyclist from Spain who lost part of his left arm and leg in a motorcycle accident.

Personal life

Méndez was born on 27 March 1964 in Barcelona,[1] and is from the Catalan region of Spain.

Cycling

Méndez is a C1/LC4 classified cyclist.[2]

Méndez competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the number three cyclists to finish in the Road Trial LC4 race.[1] At the 2005 European Road Cycling Championship, he won a pair of silver medals and a bronze medal. At the 2006 Cycling World Road Championships, he won a bronze medal. At the 2007 World Track Cycling Championships, he earned a bronze medal. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the number two cyclists to finish in the Road Trial LC4 race. He was the number three cyclists to finish in the Individual Pursuit track LC4 race.

Méndez competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[3] [4] in cycling in the Men's Individual C1-2-3 1 km Cycling Time Trial.[5] [6] From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[7] At a two-day para-cycling event in Geneva, Switzerland in December 2013, he finished second in one of the event's races.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deportes | Juegos Olímpicos | Estrellas . elmundo.es . 2008 . 27 December 2013 . es . Spain.
  2. Web site: Juegos Paralímpicos Londres 2012 . MARCA . 2013-11-24 . es .
  3. Web site: Biografías. Comité Paralímpico Español. Spain. es. 2012. June 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160328033609/http://www.paralimpico.es/publicacion/buscador/datosbiografia.asp?idatleta=43405119W. March 28, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Primer oro y tres bronces mĂĄs para EspaĂąa, debuta la tinerfeĂąa Michelle Alonso . 31 August 2012 . Diario de Avisos . December 24, 2013. es. Spain.
  5. News: Joanna Ruck and Steven Bloor . Paralympics 2012: Wednesday 29 August — live picture blog | Sport . The Guardian . 30 August 2012 . theguardian.com . 2013-11-22.
  6. Web site: Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos . Frecuenciadigital.es . 2013-11-23 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032545/http://www.frecuenciadigital.es/especiales/londres12/paralimpicos/destacados/14123-debutan-el-atletismo-y-la-roja-de-futbol-5-en-los-parlimpicos.html . 2013-12-03 .
  7. Web site: Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC . Observatoridelesport.cat . November 22, 2013 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000531/http://www.observatoridelesport.cat/indicador.asp?subdim=3&id_ind=292&lng=esp . December 3, 2013 .
  8. Web site: Paraciclismo, Macchi vince in Svizzera . Corrieredellosport.it . 27 December 2013 . it.