Alfredo de los Santos (cyclist)
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| Nickname | Freddie[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 17, 1969 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | H5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alfredo de los Santos (born October 17, 1969) is a Dominican-American Para-cyclist. He represented the United States in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. In the latter, he won a bronze medal in the mixed team relay H1–5.[2]
De los Santos has a bachelor's degree in graphic design from City College of New York and served in the United States Army. He was injured during a grenade attack in Afghanistan in 2009, resulting in traumatic brain injury and his right leg being amputated above the knee.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gerstner, Joanne C. (March 30, 2021). "Art, Handcycling Help Freddie De Los Santos Stay Centered". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "Alfredo de los Santos". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "USA's Alfredo de los Santos finds expression through art and cycling". Paralympic.org. May 6, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Freddie De Los Santos at Team USA (archived)
- Alfredo de los Santos at the International Paralympic Committee
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- American amputees
- American male cyclists
- Paralympic cyclists for the United States
- Cyclists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Paralympic medalists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- United States Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Dominican Republic emigrants to the United States
- Sportspeople from Santo Domingo
- City College of New York alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Parapan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- 20th-century American sportsmen