| Oz Sanchez | |
| Full Name: | Oscar Sanchez |
| Nationality: | Americano |
| Residence: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 2 December 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education: | B.S. in Business Management and M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy |
| Alma Mater: | San Diego State University |
| Occupation: | Former US Marine Corps Special Forces. Motivational speaker. |
| Years Active: | 2006– |
| Sport: | Cycling, triathlon |
| Disability: | Paraplegia |
| Disability Class: | H5 (cycling) |
Oscar "Oz" Sanchez (born December 2, 1975) is an American Paralympic handcyclist and triathlete. A former Marine, he has a spinal cord injury following a motorcycle accident in 2001.[1] He started handcycling competitively in 2006, and competes in the H5 classification. At the 2011 Parapan American Games, Sanchez won a gold in the road race and time trial for his classification.[2] He won medals at the 2008, 2012 Paralympic Games and 2016 Paralympic Games. Sanchez was also a medallist at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
His story is featured in the 2009 documentary Unbeaten, directed by Steven C. Barber. He is of Mexican American descent.[3]