Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo

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Juan Antonio Saavedra
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Personal information
Full nameJuan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo
Nationality Spanish
Born (1973-11-21) 21 November 1973 (age 50)
Pontevedra, Spain
Sport
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sport Shooting (SH1-SH2)
Coached byManuel Sainz
Medal record
Shooting para sport
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1
European Para Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Rotterdam Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Rotterdam Mixed 10 m air rifle V1 prone SH-VI

Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo (born 21 November 1973 in Pontevedra) is a shooter from Spain. [1]

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Personal

He has a disability, [1] and is Galician. [2] In 2013, he was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo. [3]

Shooting

Saavedra is an SH1-SH2 type shooter. [1]

He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. At the 2012 Games, he earned a silver in the Free rifle lying R6, Mixed gender SH1 event. [1]

He competed at the 2013 Spanish national championships, where finished first in the R3 event by beating Catalan shooter Miquel Orobitg and fellow Galician Manuel Brage who finished third. [2] He also finished first in the R5 event. [4] Competing at the 2013 IPC European Championships, he finished first in the R3 event. [2] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Juan Antonio Saavedra, campeón de España de Tiro Olímpico en R3 – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). Noticias.lainformacion.com. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. "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.
  4. "Deportes. juan antonio saavedra buscará el triunfo en el campeonato de espana de tiro olímpico en r3 y r5" (in Spanish). elEconomista.es. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. "Deportes. Juan Antonio Saavedra se queda con el título en el Campeonato de España de Tiro Olímpico en R3" (in Spanish). Diariosigloxxi.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013.