José Antonio Villanueva Trinidad (born 3 February 1979 in Madrid) is a Spanish former track cyclist. Villanueva specialised in the sprint disciplines, where at world championships level he was won a silver medal in keirin and a bronze and a silver medal in team sprint. A few years after his initial retirement from competitive cycling, Villanueva returned as a sighted pilot in tandem track cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a silver and a bronze medal.
Career
UCI Track Cycling Date Placing Event Competition Location Country 3 Team sprintThe other riders on the squad were José Antonio Escuredo and Salvador Meliá World Cup Mexico City 1 Team sprint World Cup Moscow 1 Team sprint World Cup Cali 2 Keirin World Cup Turin Team sprint World Championships Manchester 3 Sprint World Cup Cali 1 Keirin World Cup Mexico City Keirin World Championships Ballerup 3 Keirin World Cup Moscow 1 Team sprint World Cup Cali 1 1 km time trial World Cup Cali 1 Team sprint World Cup Moscow 1 1 km time trial National championships Valencia 1 Sprint National championships Valencia Team sprint World Championships Melbourne 3 Team sprint World Cup Moscow 2 Keirin World Cup Sydney 2 Sprint World Cup Sydney 3 Keirin World Cup Los Angeles 3 Sprint World Cup Manchester 3 Team sprint World Cup Moscow 1 Sprint National championships 3 Keirin National championships
Paralympics In 2012, having been out of competitive cycling for more than the minimum required 12 months, Villanueva was able to compete as the sighted pilot teamed with vision impaired cyclist José Enrique Porto Lareo in the tandem cycling events the London 2012 Summer Paralympics. The pair won the silver medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial and the bronze medal in the Men's Sprint.
Awards In 2013, in recognition of his dedication to sport and his achievements at the 2012 Paralympics, Villanueva was awarded the silver Spanish Royal Order of Sports Merit.
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