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Nikko Landeros

Landeros in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1989-08-28) August 28, 1989 (age 35) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Medal record Representing  United States Para ice hockey Paralympic Games 2010 Vancouver Team competition 2014 Sochi Team competition 2018 PyeongChang Team competition World Championships 2012 Hamar Team competition 2015 Buffalo Team competition 2013 Goyang Team competition 2017 Gangneung Team competition Men's freestyle skiing Winter X Games 2016 Aspen Mono Skier X

Nikko Landeros (born April 28, 1989) is an ice sled hockey player and paralympic freestyle skier from the United States.

He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2–0 in the final. He was also on the team USA in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, which won gold by beating Russia 1–0 in the final.

He and his best friend Tyler Carron had an accident when they were 17. Both lost their legs. His father is a native of Mexico and his mother is from Milan, Italy.

References

1. "Latino Athletes to Watch in Sochi". mom.me. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

External links

• Nikko Landeros at the X Games (archived)
• Nikko Landeros - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
• Nikko Landeros - Sled Hockey at Team USA (archived)
• Nikko Landeros at Vancouver 2010 at the Wayback Machine (archived April 30, 2010)
• Nikko Landeros at Sochi 2014 at the Wayback Machine (archived March 16, 2014)
• Nikko Landeros at USA Hockey at the Wayback Machine (archived August 4, 2016)

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