Oz Sanchez

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.

Oz Sanchez

Sanchez in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Oscar Sanchez
Nationality	American
Born	(1975-12-02) December 2, 1975 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	B.S. in Business Management and M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy
Alma mater	San Diego State University
Occupation	Former US Marine Corps Special Forces. Motivational speaker.
Years active	2006–
Website	www.knownolimits.com
Sport
Sport	Cycling, triathlon
Disability	Paraplegia
Disability class	H5 (cycling)
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing time trial (HC C) 2008 Beijing Road race (HC C) 2012 London Mixed team relay 2012 London Road time trial (H4) 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed team relay 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road time trial (H5) Parapan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Mixed time trial (H1-4) 2011 Guadalajara Road race (H2-4)

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