Portrait of Richard Espinoza Balza

Richard Espinoza Balza

H3 Individual Time Trial
Venezuela flagVenezuela
Biography
Started: He took up the sport at age 12 in Merida, Venezuela. (Athlete, 31 Aug 2024) Reason: He began practising the sport as a form of rehabilitation. (Athlete, 31 Aug 2024) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo YouTube channel, 23 Mar 2022)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateJuly 23, 1986
Place of ResidenceCARACAS
OccupationCoach
EducationSport Studies - Southern University of Sports, San Carlos, VEN
Languages SpokenEnglish, Italian, Spanish
CoachCesar Torrealba, VEN
Highlights

PARA CYCLING
RankEventYearLocation
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
17H3 Individual Time Trial2018Maniago, ITA
19H3 Individual Time Trial2015Nottwil, SUI
28H3 Road Race2023Glasgow, GBR
29H3 Individual Time Trial2023Glasgow, GBR
DNFH3 Road Race2018Maniago, ITA
DNFH3 Road Race2015Nottwil, SUI
ParaPan American Games
5Men's H3-5 - Road Race2023Santiago, CHI
7H1-5 - Time Trial2023Santiago, CHI

PARA SWIMMING
RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
10100m Breaststroke - SB62002Mar del Plata, ARG2:07.46
13100m Breaststroke - SB62006Durban, RSA1:57.50
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