Christian Venge Balboa

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Christian Venge
Personal information
Full nameChristian Venge Balboa
NationalitySpanish
Born1 December 1972 (1972-12) (age 49)
Barcelona, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportCycling
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Track Individual Pursuit Tandem Open
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Road Individual Time Trial B VI 1-3
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Track Individual Pursuit B VI 1-3
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Track Individual Pursuit Tandem Open
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Venge and the second or maternal family name is Balboa.

Christian Venge Balboa (born 1 December 1972 in Barcelona) is a cyclist from Spain.[1]

Personal[]

He has a vision impairment.[1] In 2013, he was awarded the gold Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[2]

Cycling[]

Venge competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the third cyclist to finish in the blind men's Tandem Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the second cyclist to finish in the men's blind Combined Road race. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first cyclist to finish in the Tandem Time Trial Road race. He was the second cyclists to finish in the Tandem Individual Pursuit track race. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first cyclist to finish in the Road Trial race.[1] His pilot for the 2012 Games was David Llaurado. All told, he has earned five Paralympic medals.[3] He also represented the Spain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2009, while riding with David Llaurado as his pilot, he won a gold medal at the IPC Road Cycling World Championships.[4]

From the Catalan region of Spain, he was a recipient of a 2012 Plan ADO scholarship.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. October 29, 2013. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "Los 11 de la ONCE" (in Spanish). MARCA.com. November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Javier Otxoa y el tándem Venge-Llauradó, campeones del Mundo de Ciclismo Paralímpico" (in Spanish). Spain: MARCA.com. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Observatori Català de l'Esport OCE INEFC" (in Spanish). Observatoridelesport.cat. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.

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