Oz Sanchez

Oz Sanchez
	Sanchez in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Oscar Sanchez
Nationality	American
Born	December 2, 1975; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Residence	San Diego, California, U.S.
Education	B.S. in Business Management and M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy
Alma mater	San Diego State University
Occupation	Former US Marine Corps Special Forces. Motivational speaker.
Years active	2006–
Website	www.knownolimits.com
Sport
Sport	Cycling, triathlon
Disability	Paraplegia
Disability class	H5 (cycling)
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing United States
Paralympic Games

Oscar "Oz" Sanchez (born December 2, 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 H5 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

Rosewater, Amy (September 4, 2012). "Lean mean racing machine: Oz Sanchez". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
"PARAPANS: Sanchez and Bascio Lead Power-Packed USA Para-Cycling Delegation". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. October 26, 2011. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

External links

Official website
Oz Sanchez at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Oz Sanchez at the International Paralympic Committee
Unbeaten The Movie at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-12-12)

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[racing_machine-1] Rosewater, Amy (September 4, 2012). "Lean mean racing machine: Oz Sanchez". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[2] "PARAPANS: Sanchez and Bascio Lead Power-Packed USA Para-Cycling Delegation". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. October 26, 2011. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.