Nationality Spanish Name Juan Saavedra Coached by Manuel Sainz | Sport Shooting (SH1-SH2) Country Spain | |
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Born November 21, 1973 (age 50) ( 1973-11-21 ) Pontevedra | ||
Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo (born November 21, 1973 in Pontevedra) is a shooter from Spain.
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Personal
He has a disability, and is Galician. In 2013, he was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.
Shooting
Saavedra is an SH1-SH2 type shooter.
He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. At the 2012 Games, he earned a silver in the Free rifle lying R6, Mixed gender SH1 event.
He competed at the 2013 Spanish national championships, where finished first in the R3 event by beating Catalan shooter Miquel Orobitg and fellow Galacian Manuel Brage who finished third. He also finished first in the R5 event. Competing at the 2013 IPC European Championships, he finished first in the R3 event.
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