Oscar "Oz" Sanchez (born December 2, 1975) is an American Paralympic handcyclist and triathlete. A former Marine, he has a spinal cord injury following a motorcycle accident in 2001. He started handcycling competitively in 2006, and competes in the H5 classification. At the 2011 Parapan American Games, Sanchez won a gold in the road race and time trial for his classification. He won medals at the 2008, 2012 Paralympic Games and 2016 Paralympic Games. Sanchez was also a medallist at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011. His story is featured in the 2009 documentary Unbeaten, directed by Steven C. Barber. He is of Mexican American descent. Medals at the Paralympic Games 2016 - Cycling - mixed team relay - Cycling - time trial 2012 - Cycling - team relay - Cycling - time trial 2008 - Cycling - time trial - Cycling - road race References External links Living people American male cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic cyclists of the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paratriathletes of the United States 1975 births UCI Para-cycling World Champions American disabled sportspeople American male triathletes Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics American sportspeople of Mexican descent Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cycling