Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo

Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo (born 21 November 1973 in Pontevedra) is a shooter from Spain.[1]

Juan Antonio Saavedra
Personal information
Full nameJuan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo
NationalitySpanish
Born (1973-11-21) 21 November 1973
Pontevedra, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportShooting (SH1-SH2)
Coached byManuel Sainz
Medal record
Shooting para sport
Representing  Spain
Paralympic Games
2012 London Free rifle lying R6, Mixed gender SH1 event
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Saavedra and the second or maternal family name is Reinaldo.

Personal

He has a disability,[1] and is Galician.[2] In 2013, he was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[3]

Shooting

Saavedra is an SH1-SH2 type shooter.[1]

He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. At the 2012 Games, he earned a silver in the Free rifle lying R6, Mixed gender SH1 event.[1]

He competed at the 2013 Spanish national championships, where finished first in the R3 event by beating Catalan shooter Miquel Orobitg and fellow Galician Manuel Brage who finished third.[2] He also finished first in the R5 event.[4] Competing at the 2013 IPC European Championships, he finished first in the R3 event.[2][5]

References
  1. "Biografías" (in Spanish). Spain: Comité Paralímpico Español. 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. "Juan Antonio Saavedra, campeón de España de Tiro Olímpico en R3 – Juegos paralímpicos – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Juegos paralímpicos en lainformacion.com" (in Spanish). Noticias.lainformacion.com. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. "El paralímpico extremeño Enrique Floriano recibe la Medalla de la Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo" (in Spanish). Region Digital. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  4. "Deportes. juan antonio saavedra buscará el triunfo en el campeonato de espana de tiro olímpico en r3 y r5" (in Spanish). elEconomista.es. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. "Deportes. Juan Antonio Saavedra se queda con el título en el Campeonato de España de Tiro Olímpico en R3" (in Spanish). Diariosigloxxi.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013.


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