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FACTBOX: Gold medallist Samuel Sanchez

Sat Aug 9, 2008 8:24am EDT

(Reuters) - Factbox on Samuel Sanchez of Spain who won the Olympic gold medal in the men's cycling road race in Beijing on Saturday.

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Age: 30 (date of birth: Feb 5, 1978)

Place of birth: Oviedo, Spain

Career achievements:

Winner of the Zuri-Metzgete road race, 2006

Second place in Giro di Lombardia road race, 2006

Third place in Giro di Lombardia road race, 2007

Fourth place in World Championship road race, 2006

Seventh place in Tour de France, 2008

Sanchez turned professional in 2000 and rides for Spain's Euskaltel-Euskadi team.

(Compiled by Nigel Hunt, Editing by Padraic Halpin)

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