Eduardo Santas

Spanish cyclist (born 1989)

Eduardo Santas

Personal information
Born|  (1989-08-04) 4 August 1989 (age 35)
Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Team information
Discipline| Road
track
Role| Rider

Medal record

Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
| 2024 Paris | Time trial C3
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Mixed team sprint C1–5

Eduardo Santas Asensio (born 4 August 1989) is a Spanish cyclist who competes in para-cycling in the track and road events, a member of the ADOP plan and the Spanish national para-cycling team.[1]

## Career

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In 2016, Santas participated in the 2016 Paralympic Games where he won the bronze medal in the mixed team sprint event, together with Alfonso Cabello and Amador Granados, with the three also being the first Spaniards to medal in this event at the Paralympic Games. He also obtained two diplomas in the individual pursuit and kilometre events on the track.[2] He won sixteen medals at the World Track Championships between 2014 and 2022, and four medals at the World Road Championships in 2015 and 2022.

In 2017, Santas was the first Spanish adapted cyclist to participate in a national track championship for the absolute category. The event was held at the Palma Arena velodrome and he participated in the pursuit and kilometre events.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "«Eduardo Santas Asensio»". Comité Paralímpico Español. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
2. ^ "Río - "Eran mis primeros Juegos y obtuve una medalla"" (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
3. ^ "Un paralímpico disputará por primera vez el Nacional absoluto" (in Spanish). AS.com. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
4. ^ "Eduardo Santas, primer paralímpico en disputar el Campeonato de España de ciclismo en pista absoluto - Marca.com" (in Spanish). Marca.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.