Juan José Méndez Fernández

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Juan José Méndez Fernández
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born (1964-03-27) March 27, 1964 (age 55)
Sport
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sport Cycling
Disability class C1
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals 2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Summer Paralympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Pursuit (LC4)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Time trial (LC4)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Pursuit (LC4)
Road World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Baie-Comeau Time trial (C1)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Nottwil Time trial (C1)

Juan Jose Mendez Fernandez (born March 27, 1964 in Barcelona) is a cyclist from Spain.

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Personal

Méndez was born on 27 March 1964 in Barcelona, [1] and is from the Catalan region of Spain. [2] He is missing part of his left arm and leg. [1]

Cycling

Méndez is a C1/LC4 classified cyclist. [3] [4]

Méndez competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the number three cyclists to finish in the Road Trial LC4 race. [1] [4] At the 2005 European Road Cycling Championship, he won a pair of silver medals and a bronze medal. [1] At the 2006 Cycling World Road Championships, he won a bronze medal. [1] At the 2007 World Track Cycling Championships, he earned a bronze medal. [1] 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. [1] [4]

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.

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

2012 Summer Paralympics sportive event

The 2012 Summer Paralympics, the 14th Summer Paralympic Games, and also more generally known as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that took place in London, United Kingdom from 29 August to 9 September 2012. These Paralympics were one of the largest multi-sport events ever held in the United Kingdom after the 2012 Summer Olympics, and until the date the largest Paralympics ever: 4,302 athletes from 164 National Paralympic Committees participated, with fourteen countries appearing in the Paralympics for the first time ever.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Juegos Paralímpicos Londres 2012" (in Spanish). MARCA. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Primer oro y tres bronces mĂĄs para EspaĂąa, debuta la tinerfeĂąa Michelle Alonso" (in Spanish). Spain: Diario de Avisos. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ Joanna Ruck and Steven Bloor. "Paralympics 2012: Wednesday 29 August — live picture blog | Sport". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
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