José Antonio Villanueva

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.

José Antonio Villanueva
Personal information
Full nameJosé Antonio Villanueva Trinidad
Born (1979-02-03) 3 February 1979
Madrid, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's track cycling
World Championships
2002 BallerupKeirin
2004 MelbourneTeam sprint
2000 ManchesterTeam sprint
Paralympic Games
2012 London1 km Time Trial
2012 LondonSprint
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