José Enrique Porto
José Enrique Porto Lareo (born 21 October 1977 in Vigo) is a vision impaired track cyclist from Spain.
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| Full name | José Enrique Porto Lareo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1977 Vigo, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
At the London 2012 Summer Paralympics, Porto teamed with sighted pilot José Antonio Villanueva in the tandem cycling events, where the pair won the silver medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial and the bronze medal in the Men's Sprint.[1]
At the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, in Montichiari, Italy, Porto won a bronze medal in the Sprint event.
Awards
In 2013, in recognition of his dedication to sport and his achievements at the 2012 Paralympics, Porto was awarded the silver Spanish Royal Order of Sports Merit.[2]
References
- "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- "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 5 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
José Enrique Porto
External links
- Jose Enrique Porto Lareo at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jose Enrique Porto Lareo at the Comité Paralímpico Español (in Spanish)
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