Alejandro Albor
Alejandro Albor (born January 13, 1964)[1] is an American cyclist who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece and a silver and bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[1][2]
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| Born | January 13, 1964 (age 56) [1] Michoacán, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Elk Grove, California [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-cycling: Handcycle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Albor was born in Tzintzimeo, a town in the state of Michoacán in Mexico. When he was 15 years old he and his family relocated to the United States. He lost his legs below the knee at the age of 18, when a car he was driving crashed into a moving train. Albor now owns and runs A-WON HandCycles, a business which builds handcycles. He is married and has three children.[1][2]
References
- "Alejandro Albor". USA Paralympics. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011.
- "Alejandro Albor". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee.
External links
- Results for Alejandro Albor from the International Paralympic Committee (archived). "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Alejandro Albor at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Alejandro Albor on Fox 11 News video at YouTube
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