Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo (born 21 November 1973 in Pontevedra) is a shooter from Spain.[1]

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Juan Antonio Saavedra
Personal information
Full nameJuan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo
Born (1973-11-21) 21 November 1973 (age 50)
Pontevedra, Spain
Sport
CountrySpain
SportShooting para sport
Disability classSH1
Coached byManuel Sainz
Medal record
Shooting para sport
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonMixed 50 m rifle prone SH1
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisMixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1
European Para Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamMixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamMixed 10 m air rifle V1 prone SH-VI
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Personal

He has a disability,[1] and is Galician.[2] In 2013, he was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[3]

Shooting

Saavedra is an SH1-SH2 type shooter.[1]

He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. At the 2012 Games, he earned a silver in the Free rifle lying R6, Mixed gender SH1 event.[1]

He competed at the 2013 Spanish national championships, where finished first in the R3 event by beating Catalan shooter Miquel Orobitg and fellow Galician Manuel Brage who finished third.[2] He also finished first in the R5 event.[4] Competing at the 2013 IPC European Championships, he finished first in the R3 event.[2][5]

References

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