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Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T54
Further personal information
Family
Wife Ana Cristina, one son
Residence
Mexico City, MEX
Languages
Spanish
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up para-athletics at age 20 in Tlaxcala, Mexico.
Why this sport?
At age 12 he met coach Martin Diaz Lopez who invited him to join his wheelchair athletics team in Tlaxcala, but Sanchez refused. Eight years later he and Diaz met again following surgery on his leg, and this time he accepted the offer to join the team. He trained under Lopez until 2013, when he moved to Mexico City to train at the National Paralympic Training Centre.
Name of coach
Joel Espinoza, MEX
Coach from which country?
Mexico
Training Regime
He trains at the Mexican National Paralympic Training Centre [CEPAMEX] in Mexico City.
International debut
Year
2003
Competing for
Mexico
Location
Mar del Plata, ARG
General interest
Nicknames
Fer (Athlete, 19 Jun 2007)
Hero / Idol
Mexican wheelchair racer Saul Mendoza. (discapacinet.gob.mx, 05 Jun 2007)
Awards and honours
He won the Tlaxcala State Sports Award in 2005. (lajornadadeoriente.com.mx, 07 Sep 2012)
Impairment
He lost the feeling in both legs due to improper medical treatment for mumps at age five. He had surgery on his legs again at age 20. (elcuartodeguerra.com, 06 Sep 2012; IDET Tlaxcala YouTube channel, 10 Jul 2012)
Other information
MARATHON MAN
After specialising in sprint events, in 2013 he switched to long distance competitions, including marathons. (sndigital.com.mx, 10 Feb 2015; TDT Deportes YouTube channel, 30 Sep 2014)
After specialising in sprint events, in 2013 he switched to long distance competitions, including marathons. (sndigital.com.mx, 10 Feb 2015; TDT Deportes YouTube channel, 30 Sep 2014)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m T54 | Heat 4 | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m T54 | Heat 1 | 7 | ||
| Men's 200 m T54 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T53-54 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 4x400 m T53-54 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x400 m T53-54 | Final Round | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x100 m T53-54 | Heat 3 | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T53-54 | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 1 | 6 | ||
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m T54 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 100 m T54 | Heat 4 | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m T54 | Heat 2 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m T54 | Heat 2 | 6 | ||
| Men's 200 m T54 | Heat 1 | 6 | ||
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m T53/54 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Men's 4x400 m T53/54 | Heat 2 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 800 m T54 | Heat 3 | 2011-01-22 | 4 | |
| Men's 200 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2011-01-24 | 9999 | |
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 3 | 2011-01-27 | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m T54 | Heat 3 | 2012-09-03 | 7 | |
| Men's 400 m T54 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-05 | 9999 | |
| Men's 800 m T54 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-05 | 5 | |
| Men's 4x400 m T53/54 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-08 | 4 |