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. He started handcycling competitively in 2006, and competes in the H5 classification. At the

2011 Parapan American Games The 4th Parapan American Games took place from November 12 to 20 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Games are an international multi-sport event for athletes with a physical disability. The Games were held 20 days after the 2011 Pan American Games beg ...

, Sanchez won a gold in the road race and time trial for his classification. He won medals at the

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2012 Paralympic Games The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

and

2016 Paralympic Games ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

. 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.

Medals at the Paralympic Games

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- Cycling - mixed team relay * Bronze_medal-2008PG

- Cycling - time trial

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- Cycling - team relay * Bronze_medal-2008PG

- Cycling - time trial

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- Cycling - time trial * Bronze_medal-2008PG

- Cycling - road race

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* * * * Living people American male cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic cyclists for the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paratriathletes 1975 births UCI Para-cycling World Champions American disabled sportspeople American male triathletes Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics American sportspeople of Mexican descent Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cycling {{US-cycling-bio-stub