Milton Wynants
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Wynants and the second or maternal family name is Vázquez.
Wynants in 2013 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Milton Ariel Wynants Vázquez |
Born |
Paysandú, Uruguay | March 29, 1972
Team information | |
Discipline | Road and track |
Role | Rider |
Milton Ariel Wynants Vázquez (born March 29, 1972 in Paysandú) is a racing cyclist from Uruguay, who was affiliated with the Veloz Club Sanducero.
Wynants competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country (From Atlanta 1996 to Beijing 2008). He won the silver medal in the men's points race at his second Olympic appearance, in Sydney, Australia (2000), the first Olympic medal for Uruguay in 36 years and the only one since.
He has collected medals at each Pan American Games between 1995 and 2007: silver at the Points Race that edition, bronze at the Points Race in 1999, gold at the Points Race and Individual Road Race in 2003, and bronze at the Points Race in 2007.
References
- sports-reference
- Milton Wynants profile at Cycling Archives
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