Gold at the 2016 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championship (Pursuit) in Italy.
JOE BERENYI
MEN'S PARA CYCLING - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 5'9 / 160
PARALYMPIC QUALIFICATION: MC3
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/12/1968 (53)
HOMETOWN & TRAINING RESIDENCE: Aurora, IL
DISCIPLINE: Paralympic Cycling
# OF YEARS ON THE US NATIONAL TEAM: US Paralympic Cycling since 2009
PARALYMPIC EXPERIENCE & MEDALS:
2020 TOKYO
2016 RIO - GOLD (1K Time Trial), SILVER (Individual pursuit)
2012 LONDON - GOLD (Individual pursuit), SILVER (individual time trial), BRONZE (team sprints)
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS:
Joe Berenyi pictured after the UCI ParaCycling World Championship at the Velo Sports Center in Carson, CA - March 2017
2020 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championship Bronze Medalist - Team Sprint
2019 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Gold Medalist - 1k Time Trial
2018 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Gold Medalist - 1k Time Trial
2018 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Gold Medalist - Scratch
2018 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Bronze Medalist - Individual Pursuit
2017 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Gold Medalist - 1k Time Trial
2017 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Gold Medalist - Team Sprint
2017 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Gold Medalist - Scratch
2017 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championship Silver Medalist - 3k Pursuit
2016 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Gold Medalist - 3k Pursuit
2016 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Gold Medalist - 1k Time Trial
2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Gold Medalist - 1k Time Trial
2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champion Gold Medalist - 3k Pursuit
2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championship Silver Medalist - Scratch
U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS:
2019 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - 3km Individual Pursuit
2019 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - 1km Time Trial
2019 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - MC1-3 Scratch Race
2018 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - 3km Individual Pursuit
2018 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - 1km Time Trial
2018 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - MC1-3 Scratch Race
2018 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - Team Sprint
2017 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - 3km Individual Pursuit
2017 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - 1km Time Trial
2017 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - Team Sprint
2016 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - 3km Individual Pursuit
2016 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - 1km Time Trial
2016 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - Team Sprint
2015 USAC Time Trial National Championship
2015 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - Individual Pursuit
2015 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - Time Trial
2015 Track Nationals Silver Medalist - Team Sprint
2015 Track Nationals Bronze Medalist - Scratch Race
2014 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - Individual Pursuit
2014 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - Time Trial
2013 Road Nationals Gold Medalist - Criterium
2013 Road Nationals Gold Medalist - Road Race
2013 Road Nationals Bronze Medalist - Time Trial
2012 Road Nationals Gold Medalist - Time Trial
2012 Road Nationals Gold Medalist - Criterium
2011 Track Nationals Gold Medalist - 4k Individual Pursuit
2011 Track Nationals Bronze Medalist - Time Trial
2011 Road Nationals Silver Medalist - Time Trial
2011 Road Nationals Silver Medalist - Criterium
2011 Road Nationals Bronze Medalist - Road Race
2010 Road Nationals Silver Medalist - Criterium
UCI WORLD CUP SEASON MEDALS:
2018 Gold Medalist (London) - 1km Time Trial Track
2017 Gold Medalist (Japan) - 1km Time Trial Track
2017 Silver Medalist (Japan) - Individual Pursuit Track
2014 Gold Medalist (Los Angeles) - 3km Pursuit
2013 Gold Medalist (Matane) - Time Trial
2013 Silver Medalist (Merano) - Time Trial
2012 Gold Medalist (Baie Comeau) - Road Race
2012 Gold Medalist (Cantimplaos) - Time Trial
2012 Gold Medalist (Segovia) - Time Trial
UCI WORLD CUP SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS & RANKING:
2019 Para-Cycling UCI Track Ranking - #2
2018 Para-Cycling UCI Track Ranking - #1
2017 Para-Cycling UCI Track Ranking - #1
2016 Para-Cycling UCI Track Ranking - #1
2015 Para-Cycling UCI Track Ranking - #1
2014 Para-Cycling UCI Track Ranking - #3
2012 Para-Cycling World Cup Overall Gold (C3)
2012 Para-Cycling UCI Road Ranking - #2
PARA PAN AMERICAN GAMES EXPERIENCE & MEDALS:
2019 LIMA - GOLD (Men’s 1km Time Trial) // SILVER (Men’s Individual Pursuit) // BRONZE (Men’s Road Race)
2015 TORONTO - GOLD (Men's Road Race), (Men's individual Pursuit) & (Men's 1km time trial) // SILVER (Mixed Time Trials)
U.S. PARALYMPIC TRIALS
2021 MINNEAPOLIS - BRONZE (Men’s Time Trial)
USOPC PARALYMPIC ATHLETE OF THE MONTH / YEAR AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:
2019 Team USA Awards Male Paralympian of the Year Nominee
2019 Team USA Awards Nominee - Male Athlete of the Month - March
2019 Team USA Awards Nominee - Paralympic Team of the Month - March
2017 Team USA Awards Nominee - Paralympic Team of the Year
2016 Team USA Award Male Athlete of the Month - April
2015 Team USA Awards Male Paralympian of the Year
SOCIAL MEDIA: Lefty68USA - Twitter & Instagram
FAMILY: Wife - Jill / Daughters - Gwen, Tatum & Sydney
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:
2016 ESPYS Nominee - Best Male Athlete with a Disability
2015 ESPYS Nominee - Best Male Athlete with a Disability