Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo

Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo (born November 21, 1973 in Pontevedra) is a shooter from Spain.[1]

Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo

Personal information
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1973-11-21) November 21, 1973 Pontevedra
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Shooting (SH1-SH2)
Coached by	Manuel Sainz
Medal record Shooting para sport Representing  Spain Paralympic Games 2012 London Free rifle lying R6, Mixed gender SH1 event

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Saavedra and the second or maternal family name is Reinaldo.

Personal

He has a disability,[1] and is Galician.[2] In 2013, he was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[3]

Shooting

Saavedra is an SH1-SH2 type shooter.[1]

He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. At the 2012 Games, he earned a silver in the Free rifle lying R6, Mixed gender SH1 event.[1]

He competed at the 2013 Spanish national championships, where finished first in the R3 event by beating Catalan shooter Miquel Orobitg and fellow Galacian Manuel Brage who finished third.[2] He also finished first in the R5 event.[4] Competing at the 2013 IPC European Championships, he finished first in the R3 event.[2][5]

References

1. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on March 30, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
2. "Juan Antonio Saavedra, campeón de España de Tiro Olímpico en R3 – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). Noticias.lainformacion.com. November 17, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
3. "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
4. "Deportes. juan antonio saavedra buscará el triunfo en el campeonato de espana de tiro olímpico en r3 y r5" (in Spanish). elEconomista.es. 2013-11-16. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
5. "Deportes. Juan Antonio Saavedra se queda con el título en el Campeonato de España de Tiro Olímpico en R3" (in Spanish). Diariosigloxxi.com. Retrieved November 21, 2013.