José Antonio Hermida Ramos (born August 24, 1978 in Puigcerdà, Girona) is a Spanish cyclist of Galician origin specializing in competitive mountain biking. He won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece after having finished in fourth place in the 2000 Summer Olympics. Career highlights 1996 1st in UCI Junior World Cross-country Championships, 2000 1st in UCI Under-23 World Cross-country Championships, 3rd in Houffalize, Mountainbike (BEL) 2001 2nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike 1st in Napa Valley, Mountainbike (USA) 3rd in Houffalize, Mountainbike (BEL) 2002 1st in European Championship, Mountainbike, Elite 2003 2nd in Grouse Mountainke, Mountainbike (CAN) 2004 1st in European Championship, Mountainbike, Elite 3rd in World Cup, Mountainbike 3rd in Schladming, Mountainbike (AUT) 3rd in Mont Sainte-Anne, Mountainbike (CAN) 2nd in Olympic Games Cross-Country, Mountainbike, Athene 2005 2nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike 2nd in Madrid, Mountainbike (ESP) 3rd in Houffalize, Mountainbike (BEL) 1st in Balneario Camboriu, Mountainbike (BRA) 3rd in World Championship, Mountainbike XC Elite, Livigno 2006 2nd in Spa-Francorchamps, Mountainbike (BEL) 2nd in Fort William, Mountainbike (GBR) 3nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike 2007 1st in National Cyclo-cross Championship, Elite, Spain, Alcobendas (ESP) 1st in Houffalize, Mountainbike (BEL) 2nd in Mont Sainte-Anne, Mountainbike (CAN) 2nd in Saint Félicien, Mountainbike (CAN) 1st in European Championship, Mountainbike, Elite, Cappadocia (TUR) 2nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike 2008 1st in National Cyclo-cross Championship, Elite, Spain, Alcobendas (ESP) 2nd in Ispaster, Cyclo-cross (ESP) 3rd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike 10th in Olympic Games Cross-country, Mountain Bike, Beijing 2009 2nd in UCI World Cup Cross Country, Mountainbike 2010 1st in UCI World Cross-country Championships, Mont Sainte-Anne (CAN) 2012 4th in Olympic Games Cross-country, Mountain Bike, London References Spanish Olympic Committee 1978 births Living people Spanish male cyclists Cross-country mountain bikers Cyclo-cross cyclists Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Spain Olympic silver medalists for Spain Olympic medalists in cycling People from Cerdanya (comarca) UCI Mountain Bike World Champions (men) Cyclists at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Spain Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Catalonia Spanish people of Galician descent Sportspeople from the Province of Girona 21st-century Spanish people