José Antonio Escuredo
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José Antonio Escuredo Raimondez (born January 19, 1970 in Girona
) is a Spanish
racing cyclist, specialising in track cycling
. He has won three silver and one bronze world championship medals and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
. Escuredo has also won ten titles at the Spanish national track cycling championships. Escuredo mostly competes in the keirin
and team sprint events.
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
) is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
racing cyclist, specialising in track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
. He has won three silver and one bronze world championship medals and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
. Escuredo has also won ten titles at the Spanish national track cycling championships. Escuredo mostly competes in the keirin
Keirin
is a track cycling event in which racing cyclists sprint for victory. Keirin originated in Japan in 1948; the first Olympic competitions in the sport occurred in 2000....
and team sprint events.