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Oz Sanchez
Sanchez in 2007
Personal information
Full nameOscar Sanchez
NationalityAmerican
Born (1975-12-02) December 2, 1975 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationB.S. in Business Management and M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy
Alma materSan Diego State University
OccupationFormer US Marine Corps Special Forces. Motivational speaker.
Years active2006–
Websitewww.knownolimits.com
Sport
SportCycling, triathlon
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classH5 (cycling)

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. At the 2011 Parapan American Games, Sanchez won a gold in the road race and time trial for his classification.[2] He won medals at the 2008, 2012 Paralympic Games and 2016 Paralympic Games. Sanchez was also a medallist 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.[3]

Medals at the Paralympic Games

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Oz Sanchez, Seth Arseneau and Todd Philpott race at the Redlands Bike Classic, 2007
  • - Cycling - mixed team relay
  • - Cycling - time trial
  • - Cycling - team relay
  • - Cycling - time trial
  • - Cycling - time trial
  • - Cycling - road race

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Guadalajara 2011 Juegos Parapanamericanos Resultados" (PDF) (Press release) (in Spanish). International Paralympic Committee. p. 161. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
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