Joan Llaneras gets gold medal in Sydney

The Mallorcan Cyclist, Joan Llaneras, has got a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics in the 40-kilometer points race.

Joan Llaneras, from Porreres, had already obtained the world championship for this speciality in 1996 and 1998. The Mallorcan's medal is the second gold medal obtained by the Spanish delegation up to now, after the triumph by Isabel Fernández from Alicante in Judo, and the third in all, since the Russian resident in Torremolinos, Nina Zhivanavskaya obtained a bronze medal in swimming.

COE: personal details about Joan Llaneras

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Date of publication: 20/09/2000

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