Ricardo Santana
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Ricardo Santana is a Paralympian
athlete
from Venezuela
competing mainly in category T12 sprint events.
Ricardo has competed and medalled at three Paralympics. His first was in Sydney
in 2000
where having competed in the T13 100m and 400m he picked up a bronze medal in the T13 200m. In the 2004 Summer Paralympics
in Athens
having been reclassified into T12 won a silver medal in the 100m and a bronze in the 200m and was part of the venezualan team that finished third in the T11-13 4x100m relay. His third appearance was in 2008 Summer Paralympics
in Beijing
where he failed to win any medals in the T12 100m or 200m but did win a silver as part of the T11-13 4x100m team.
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
competing mainly in category T12 sprint events.
Ricardo has competed and medalled at three Paralympics. His first was in Sydney
Sydney
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in 2000
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
where having competed in the T13 100m and 400m he picked up a bronze medal in the T13 200m. In the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
having been reclassified into T12 won a silver medal in the 100m and a bronze in the 200m and was part of the venezualan team that finished third in the T11-13 4x100m relay. His third appearance was in 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
where he failed to win any medals in the T12 100m or 200m but did win a silver as part of the T11-13 4x100m team.