Nelson Saldana Explained
Nelson Saldana is a former American track cycling Champion originally from Kew Gardens, Queens, New York.Saldana was a Gold Medal winner in the Team Pursuit at the 1975 Pan American Games[1] He was also the 1977 USA Men's Point Race National Champion[2] as well as 1972 Junior Men's track champion.[3]
In 2006 Nelson Saldana was inducted into the Lehigh Valley Velodrome's Hall of Fame.[2]
New York State Trooper
In 1996, as a New York State Police diver, Saldana participated in the investigation of the crash of TWA Flight 800.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Pan American Games Champions 1972-1981 . 2008-08-27 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109042837/http://www.angelfire.com/realm/cvccbikers/ten_years/pan_am.html . 2012-11-09 .
- Web site: First Edition Cycling News for August 16, 2006 . Autobus.cyclingnews.com . 2022-05-03.
- http://www.333m.com/velohist.htm Velo History
- News: CNN - New ship joins TWA search, but weather hampers progress - July 31, 1996. CNN.
