Oz Sanchez
Sanchez in 2007
Personal information
Full nameOscar Sanchez
NationalityAmericano
Born (1975-12-02) December 2, 1975
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)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijingtime trial (HC C)
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingRoad race (HC C)
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonMixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonRoad time trial (H4)
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroMixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroRoad time trial (H5)
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraMixed time trial (H1-4)
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraRoad race (H2-4)

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

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

  1. 1 2 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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