Nelson Saldana is a former American track cycling Champion originally from Kew Gardens, Queens, New York. Saldana was a Gold Medal winner in the Team Pursuit at the 1975 Pan American Games [1] He was also the 1977 USA Men's Point Race National Champion [2] as well as 1972 Junior Men's track champion. [3]
In 2006 Nelson Saldana was inducted into the Lehigh Valley Velodrome's Hall of Fame. [2]
New York State Trooper
In 1996, as a New York State Police diver, Saldana participated in the investigation of the crash of TWA Flight 800. [4]
References
- ^ "Pan American Games Champions 1972-1981". Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ a b "First Edition Cycling News for August 16, 2006". Autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ Velo History 333m.com [ dead link]
- ^ "CNN - New ship joins TWA search, but weather hampers progress - July 31, 1996". CNN.