Nelson Saldana
Nelson Saldana is a former American track cycling Champion originally from Kew Gardens, Queens, New York. Saldana was a Gold Medal winner in the Team Pursuit at the 1975 Pan American Games[1] He was also the 1977 USA Men's Point Race National Champion[2] as well as 1972 Junior Men's track champion.[3]
In 2006 Nelson Saldana was inducted into the Lehigh Valley Velodrome's Hall of Fame.[2]
New York State Trooper[]
In 1996, as a New York State Police diver, Saldana participated in the investigation of the crash of TWA Flight 800.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2008-08-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ a b http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/aug06/aug16news
- ^ http://www.333m.com/velohist.htm
- ^ "CNN - New ship joins TWA search, but weather hampers progress - July 31, 1996".
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Categories:
- Living people
- American male cyclists
- People from Kew Gardens, Queens
- American track cyclists
- Cyclists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in cycling
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games