Christian Venge

Christian Venge Balboa (born 1 December 1972 in Barcelona) is a cyclist from Spain.^[1]

Christian Venge

Personal information
Full name	Christian Venge Balboa
Nationality	Spanish
Born	1 December 1972 (1972-12) (age 51) Barcelona, Spain
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Men's cycling Representing  Spain Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Track Individual Pursuit Tandem Open 2004 Athens Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 2008 Beijing Road Individual Time Trial B VI 1-3 2008 Beijing Track Individual Pursuit B VI 1-3 2012 London Track Individual Pursuit Tandem Open European Championships 2023 Rotterdam Time trial B

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Venge and the second or maternal family name is Balboa.

Personal

He has a vision impairment.^[1] In 2013, he was awarded the gold Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.^[2]

Cycling

Venge competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the third cyclist to finish in the blind men's Tandem Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the second cyclist to finish in the men's blind Combined Road race. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first cyclist to finish in the Tandem Time Trial Road race. He was the second cyclists to finish in the Tandem Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first cyclist to finish in the Road Trial race.^[1] His pilot for the 2012 Games was David Llaurado. All told, he has earned five Paralympic medals.^[3] He also represented the Spain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2009, while riding with David Llaurado as his pilot, he won a gold medal at the IPC Road Cycling World Championships.^[4]

From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.^[5]

References

• Sports portal
• Spain portal

1. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
2. "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
3. "Los 11 de la ONCE" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
4. "Javier Otxoa y el tándem Venge-Llauradó, campeones del Mundo de Ciclismo Paralímpico" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
5. "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.

External links

• Christian Venge at the International Paralympic Committee
• Christian Venge Balboa at the Comité Paralímpico Español (archived) (in Spanish)