Oz Sanchez

Oz Sanchez in 2007
Personal information
Nationality American
Born December 1975 (age 42)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Residence San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation Former US Marine Corps Special Forces. Motivational speaker.
Website www.knownolimits.com
Sport
Sport Cycling, triathlon
Disability Paraplegia
Disability class H4 (cycling)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijingtime trial (HC C)
2008 BeijingRoad race (HC C)
2012 LondonMixed team relay
2012 LondonRoad time trial (H4)
2016 Rio de JaneiroMixed team relay
2016 Rio de JaneiroRoad time trial (H5)
Updated on 6 February 2013.

Oscar "Oz" Sanchez (born December 1975) is an American Paralympic handcyclist and triathlete. A former Marine, he has a spinal cord injury following a motorcycle accident in 2001.[1] He started handcycling competitively in 2006,[1] and competes in the H4 classification. He won medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, and at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

His story is featured in the 2009 documentary Unbeaten, directed by Steven C. Barber. He is of Mexican American descent.[2]

Medals at the Paralympic Games

Oz Sanchez, Seth Arseneau and Todd Philpott race at the Redlands Bike Classic, 2007

2016

  • - Cycling - mixed team relay
  • - Cycling - time trial

2012

  • - Cycling - team relay
  • - Cycling - time trial

2008

  • - Cycling - time trial
  • - Cycling - road race


References

  1. 1 2 "Lean mean racing machine: Oz Sanchez". Team USA. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. ↑ https://www.paralympic.org/feature/parapans-sanchez-and-bascio-lead-power-packed-usa-para-cycling-delegation
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