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 edit
UCI Track Cycling edit
| Date | Placing | Event | Competition | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1999 | 3 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Mexico City |  Mexico
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| 21 May 2000 | 1 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Moscow |  Russia
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| 28 May 2000 | 1 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Cali |  Colombia
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| 16 July 2000 | 2 | Keirin | World Cup | Turin |  Italy
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| 28 October 2000 |  |
Team sprint[N 1] | World Championships | Manchester |  United Kingdom
|
| 25 May 2001 | 3 | Sprint | World Cup | Cali | Colombia
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| 12 August 2001 | 1 | Keirin | World Cup | Mexico City | Mexico
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| 25 September 2002 |  |
Keirin | World Championships | Ballerup |  Denmark
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| 31 May 2002 | 3 | Keirin | World Cup | Moscow | Russia
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| 21 June 2002 | 1 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Cali | Colombia
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| 23 June 2002 | 1 | 1 km time trial | World Cup | Cali | Colombia
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| 16 February 2003 | 1 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Moscow | Russia
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| July 2003 | 1 | 1 km time trial | National championships | Valencia |  Spain
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| July 2003 | 1 | Sprint | National championships | Valencia | Spain
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| 26 May 2004 | |
Team sprint[N 1] | World Championships | Melbourne |  Australia
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| 15 February 2004 | 3 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Moscow | Russia
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| 14 May 2004 | 2 | Keirin | World Cup | Sydney | Australia
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| 15 May 2004 | 2 | Sprint | World Cup | Sydney | Australia
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| 10 December 2004 | 3 | Keirin | World Cup | Los Angeles |  United States
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| 8 January 2005 | 3 | Sprint | World Cup | Manchester | United Kingdom
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| 6 November 2005 | 3 | Team sprint[N 1] | World Cup | Moscow | Russia
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| 18 February 2006 | 1 | Sprint | National championships | Spain
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| 19 February 2006 | 3 | Keirin | National championships | Spain
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Paralympics edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "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 4 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
External links edit
- José Antonio Villanueva at Cycling Archives
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "José Antonio Villanueva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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