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| Born | January 13, 1964 (age 60) [1] Michoacán, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Alejandro Albor (born January 13, 1964)[1] is an American cyclist who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece and a silver and bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[1][2]
Albor was born in Tzintzimeo, a town in the state of Michoacán in Mexico. When he was 15 years old he and his family relocated to the United States. He lost his legs below the knee at the age of 18, when a car he was driving crashed into a moving train. Albor now owns and runs A-WON HandCycles, a business which builds handcycles. He is married and has three children.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Alejandro Albor". usparalympics.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "Alejandro Albor". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
External links
- Alejandro Albor at the International Paralympic Committee (archive)
- Alejandro Albor at Team USA (archive May 11, 2023)
- Alejandro Albor on Fox 11 News video at YouTube
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