Diego Javier Muñoz

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Diego Javier Muñoz
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Born (1974-04-05) April 5, 1974 (age 50)
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Cycling

Diego Javier Muñoz (born 5 April 1974) is a Spanish cyclist, who has served as a pilot for visually impaired Paralympic competitor Miguel Ángel Clemente Solano. Competing with Clemente, they won a silver at the 2011 World Championships and a bronze at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Personal

Muñoz was born on 5 May 1974 outside of Spain.[1] He is from Murcia,[2] residing in Santiago El Mayor in 2012.[1] In 2013, Muñoz was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[3][4]

Cycling

In 2011, as the pilot for Miguel Ángel Clemente Solano, Muñoz won a silver medal in the track pursuit event.[2] Muñoz competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling as a guide[3] for Miguel Ángel Clemente Solano. In the track pursuit event, the pair won a bronze medal when racing head to head against a pair from Ireland.[5][6][7][8]

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