Personal information | |
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National team | Spanish |
Born | 17 May 1990 |
Sport | |
Country | Spain |
Event | racing cyclist |
Updated on 16 August 2016 |
Juan Peralta Gascon (born 17 May 1990, Pamplona) is a Spanish racing cyclist. [1] He competed in keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in the men's sprint. [1]
Spain competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led Olympics boycott, Spain competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 155 competitors, 146 men and 9 women, took part in 75 events in 18 sports.
Paraguay competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Its contingent of 27 competitors, including 24 men and 3 women, took part in 12 events in 6 sports.
Juan de Urtubia was a Navarrese royal squire who led first a contingent of fifty men-at-arms on an expedition to recover the Kingdom of Albania (1376–1377) and later a large army against Thebes and Boeotia, which he conquered in 1379.
Víctor Peralta was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was born in Buenos Aires.
Oribe Peralta Morones is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
Guatemala competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. In what was the country's fourteenth Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. A total of twelve athletes competed in nine sports and twelve distinct events. It was the lowest number of participants for Guatemala since the 1980 Games in Moscow, USSR. Three of the twelve athletes were taking part in their second Olympics, and one of them, race walker Luis García, participated in his fourth. In any event that involved a progression through rounds, the Guatemalan athletes did not advance past the first round; as of the Beijing Olympics, there had yet to be a Guatemalan medalist. At the opening ceremony, badminton player Kevin Cordón bore Guatemala's flag.
Rubén Dario Limardo Gascón is a Venezuelan left-handed épée fencer, five-time team Pan American champion, four-time individual Pan American champion, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic champion.
Erislandy Savón Cotilla is a Cuban heavyweight amateur boxer. He won the 91 kg/201 lbs title at the 2008 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships, the 2009 Pan American Championships at Super Heavyweight and also the AIBA World Boxing Championships 2015 and 2017 in Heavyweight.
Yamil Alberto Peralta Jara is an Argentine boxer who won Heavyweight Bronze at the PanAm Games 2011 and later qualified for the Olympics.
Juan Martín López is an Argentine field hockey player for Banco Provincia. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. Juan Martín has won the bronze medal at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and three gold medals at the Pan American Games. The midfielder was also part of the Argentinian squad which won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays club hockey for Banco Provincia.
María de los Ángeles Peralta is an Argentine middle and long distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 82nd with a time of 2:40:50. She did not finish her 2016 Olympic marathon.
The tennis tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre from 6 to 14 August. The competition was played on a fast hardcourt surface used in numerous North American tournaments that aims to minimize disruption for players.
Pedro de Peralta was Governor of New Mexico between 1610 and 1613 at a time when it was a province of New Spain. He formally founded the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1610. In August 1613 he was arrested and jailed for almost a year by the Franciscan friar Isidro Ordóñez. Later, he was vindicated by the Mexican Inquisition and held a number of other senior posts in the Spanish imperial administration.
Francisco Alberto Limardo Gascón is a Venezuelan épée fencer. He is the brother of Rubén Limardo, who won Venezuela's first gold medal from a forty-four year drought at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Pablo Peralta is an Argentine male volleyball player. His position is Middle Blocker. He was part of the Argentina men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He played with Tenerife in 2004.
Carlos Peralta is a Spanish swimmer. He competed in the men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Peralta is openly gay.
Marisela Peralta is a Dominican Republic hurdler. She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Peralta was the flag bearer for the Dominican Republic in the 1980 opening ceremony.
José Luis Rodríguez Peralta was a Mexican footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Francisco Peralta Osorno was a Spanish archer. He competed in the men's individual event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Andy Anderson is a Canadian professional skateboarder. Anderson is best known for his unique style, which blends classic tricks of the early decades of skateboarding with more modern techniques. Anderson is known for always wearing a protective helmet while skateboarding, which is extremely uncommon among professional street skateboarders. Anderson represented Canada in the men's park skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.