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DeutschDiego Javier Muñoz
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 5 April 1974 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Cycling |
Diego Javier Muñoz (born 5 April 1974) is a Spanish cyclist, who has served as a pilot for visually impaired Paralympic competitor Miguel Ángel Clemente Solano. Competing with Clemente, they won a silver at the 2011 World Championships and a bronze at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Personal
[edit]Muñoz was born on 5 May 1974 outside of Spain.[1] He is from Murcia,[2] residing in Santiago El Mayor in 2012.[1] In 2013, Muñoz was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[3][4]
Cycling
[edit]In 2011, as the pilot for Miguel Ángel Clemente Solano, Muñoz won a silver medal in the track pursuit event.[2] Muñoz competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling as a guide[3] for Miguel Ángel Clemente Solano. In the track pursuit event, the pair won a bronze medal when racing head to head against a pair from Ireland.[5][6][7][8]
References
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- ^ a b "Datos Biografía" (in Spanish). Spain: Comite Paralimpicos España. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b "El tandem Clemente-Muñoz inauguró el medallero con un bronce" (in Spanish). Spain: El Periódico de Aragón. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "El recuerdo a María de Villota marca la entrega de Reales Órdenes al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Spain: 20minutos.es. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ R. D. Gijón. "El remero asturiano Juan Pablo Barcia se estrena en la cita de Londres. El Comercio" (in Spanish). Spain: Elcomercio.es. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "Porto y Villanueva se llevan el bronce en la velocidad" (in Spanish). Spain: El Periódico de Aragón. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Porto y Villanueva consiguen la plata en el kilómetro" (in Spanish). Spain: El Periódico de Aragón. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Perales entra en la historia en un día prolífico" (in Spanish). Spain: El Periódico de Aragón. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.