José Antonio Villanueva Trinidad (born 3 February 1979 in Madrid) is a Spanish former track cyclist. Villanueva specialised in the sprint disciplines, where at world championships level he was won a silver medal in keirin and a bronze and a silver medal in team sprint. A few years after his initial retirement from competitive cycling, Villanueva returned as a sighted pilot in tandem track cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a silver and a bronze medal.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Villanueva Trinidad |
| Born | 3 February 1979 Madrid, Spain |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
Medal record | |
Career
UCI Track Cycling
| Date | Placing | Event | Competition | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1999 | 3 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Mexico City |  Mexico |
| 21 May 2000 | 1 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Moscow |  Russia |
| 28 May 2000 | 1 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Cali |  Colombia |
| 16 July 2000 | 2 | Keirin | World Cup | Turin |  Italy |
| 28 October 2000 |  | Team sprint[N 1] | World Championships | Manchester |  United Kingdom |
| 25 May 2001 | 3 | Sprint | World Cup | Cali | Colombia |
| 12 August 2001 | 1 | Keirin | World Cup | Mexico City | Mexico |
| 25 September 2002 |  | Keirin | World Championships | Ballerup |  Denmark |
| 31 May 2002 | 3 | Keirin | World Cup | Moscow | Russia |
| 21 June 2002 | 1 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Cali | Colombia |
| 23 June 2002 | 1 | 1 km time trial | World Cup | Cali | Colombia |
| 16 February 2003 | 1 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Moscow | Russia |
| July 2003 | 1 | 1 km time trial | National championships | Valencia |  Spain |
| July 2003 | 1 | Sprint | National championships | Valencia | Spain |
| 26 May 2004 | | Team sprint[N 1] | World Championships | Melbourne |  Australia |
| 15 February 2004 | 3 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Moscow | Russia |
| 14 May 2004 | 2 | Keirin | World Cup | Sydney | Australia |
| 15 May 2004 | 2 | Sprint | World Cup | Sydney | Australia |
| 10 December 2004 | 3 | Keirin | World Cup | Los Angeles |  United States |
| 8 January 2005 | 3 | Sprint | World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom |
| 6 November 2005 | 3 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Moscow | Russia |
| 18 February 2006 | 1 | Sprint | National championships | Spain | |
| 19 February 2006 | 3 | Keirin | National championships | Spain |
- The other riders on the squad were José Antonio Escuredo and Salvador Meliá
Paralympics
In 2012, having been out of competitive cycling for more than the minimum required 12 months, Villanueva was able to compete as the sighted pilot teamed with vision impaired cyclist José Enrique Porto Lareo in the tandem cycling events the London 2012 Summer Paralympics. The pair won the silver medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial and the bronze medal in the Men's Sprint.[1]
Awards
In 2013, in recognition of his dedication to sport and his achievements at the 2012 Paralympics, Villanueva was awarded the silver Spanish Royal Order of Sports Merit.[1]
References
External links
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
