José Antonio Hermida
José Antonio Hermida Ramos (born on August 24, 1978 in Puigcerdà, Girona) is a Spanish cyclist of Galician origin specializing in competitive mountain biking. He won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece after having finished in fourth place in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | José Antonio Hermida Ramos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 24, 1978 Puigcerdà, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Mountain bike racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Cross-country | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career highlights
- 1996
- 1st in UCI Junior World Cross-country Championships,
- 2000
- 1st in UCI Under-23 World Cross-country Championships,
- 3rd in Houffalize, Mountainbike (BEL)
- 2001
- 2nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike
- 1st in Napa Valley, Mountainbike (USA)
- 3rd in Houffalize, Mountainbike (BEL)
- 2002
- 1st in European Championship, Mountainbike, Elite
- 2003
- 2nd in Grouse Mountainke, Mountainbike (CAN)
- 2004
- 1st in European Championship, Mountainbike, Elite
- 3rd in World Cup, Mountainbike
- 3rd in Schladming, Mountainbike (AUT)
- 3rd in Mont Sainte-Anne, Mountainbike (CAN)
- 2nd in Olympic Games Cross-Country, Mountainbike, Athene
- 2005
- 2nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike
- 2nd in Madrid, Mountainbike (ESP)
- 3rd in Houffalize, Mountainbike (BEL)
- 1st in Balneario Camboriu, Mountainbike (BRA)
- 3rd in World Championship, Mountainbike XC Elite, Livigno
- 2006
- 2nd in Spa-Francorchamps, Mountainbike (BEL)
- 2nd in Fort William, Mountainbike (GBR)
- 3nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike
- 2007
- 1st in National Cyclo-cross Championship, Elite, Spain, Alcobendas (ESP)
- 1st in Houffalize, Mountainbike (BEL)
- 2nd in Mont Sainte-Anne, Mountainbike (CAN)
- 2nd in Saint Félicien, Mountainbike (CAN)
- 1st in European Championship, Mountainbike, Elite, Cappadocia (TUR)
- 2nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike
- 2008
- 1st in National Cyclo-cross Championship, Elite, Spain, Alcobendas (ESP)
- 2nd in Ispaster, Cyclo-cross (ESP)
- 3nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike
- 10nd in Olympic Games Cross-country, Mountain Bike, Beijing
- 2009
- 2nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike
- 2010
- 1st in UCI World Cross-country Championships, Mont Sainte-Anne (CAN)
- 2012
- 4th in Olympic Games Cross-country, Mountain Bike, London
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