Christian Venge

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Christian Venge
Personal information
Full nameChristian Venge Balboa
Nationality Spanish
Born1 December 1972 (1972-12) (age 51)
Barcelona, Spain
Sport
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sport Cycling
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Track Individual Pursuit Tandem Open
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Road Individual Time Trial B VI 1-3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Track Individual Pursuit B VI 1-3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Track Individual Pursuit Tandem Open
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Rotterdam Time trial B

Christian Venge Balboa (born 1 December 1972 in Barcelona) is a cyclist from Spain. [1]

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Personal

He has a vision impairment. [1] In 2013, he was awarded the gold Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo. [2]

Cycling

Venge competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the third cyclist to finish in the blind men's Tandem Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the second cyclist to finish in the men's blind Combined Road race. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first cyclist to finish in the Tandem Time Trial Road race. He was the second cyclists to finish in the Tandem Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first cyclist to finish in the Road Trial race. [1] His pilot for the 2012 Games was David Llaurado. All told, he has earned five Paralympic medals. [3] He also represented the Spain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2009, while riding with David Llaurado as his pilot, he won a gold medal at the IPC Road Cycling World Championships. [4]

From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. "Los 11 de la ONCE" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  4. "Javier Otxoa y el tándem Venge-Llauradó, campeones del Mundo de Ciclismo Paralímpico" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  5. "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.