José Enrique Porto
Spanish cyclist
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José Enrique Porto Lareo (born 21 October 1977) is a Spanish vision-impaired track cyclist and Paralympian.
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| Full name | José Enrique Porto Lareo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1977 Vigo, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the London 2012 Summer Paralympics, Porto teamed with sighted pilot José Antonio Villanueva in the tandem cycling events, where the pair won the silver medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial and the bronze medal in the Men's Sprint.[1]
At the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, in Montichiari, Italy, Porto won a bronze medal in the Sprint event.
Awards
In 2013, in recognition of his dedication to sport and his achievements at the 2012 Paralympics, Porto was awarded the silver Spanish Royal Order of Sports Merit.[2]
