Santiago Sanz

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Santiago Sanz
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 5000 metres - T52
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens 1500 metres - T52
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney 800 metres - T52
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens 5000 metres - T52

Santiago Sanz is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T52 wheelchair racing events.

Santiago has competed in four Paralympics, winning a total of four medals. At his debut in the 2000 Paralympics, he won a silver in the 5000m and bronze in the 800m, while also competing in the 1500m. He then competed in Athens for the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where he again won a silver and bronze, this time in the 1500m and 5000m, respectively. He also again competed in the 800m. In 2008 he competed in the 800m and marathon but failed to medal in either. [1] Sanz' final Paralympics came at the 2016 Rio Games, where he finished sixth in the men's 1500 T52. [2] Sanz has also competed in multiple world championships and won four gold medals in 2006.

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