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Cycling At The 2004 Summer Paralympics
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, consisted of 31 events in two disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and road cycling at Vouliagmeni. Classifications and events *B 1–3: Visually impaired athletes; these cyclists used tandem bicycles, with an able-bodied rider in the front seat *LC 1–4: Lower limb and other locomotor disabilities graded by severity; unlike most Paralympic classes, higher numbers here indicate more severe conditions *CP 1–4: Athletes with cerebral palsy or a similar disability; 1 and 2 used tricycles, 3 and 4 used bicycles *HC A, B & C: Hand-using athletes, graded according to their degree of paraplegia or quadriplegia; these cyclists used handcycles Track events consisted of: * Individual pursuit *Time trial *Individual sprint, covering three laps of the track *Team sprint, with teams of three Road events consisted of endurance races and time trials. In the endurance road races ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Velodrome (Athens)
The Athens Olympic Velodrome is a velodrome stadium that is located in Marousi, Athens, Greece, at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. The stadium, which seats 5,250 - though only 3,300 seats were made publicly available for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games - has distinctive twin roofs, covering the stands on each side. History The Olympic Velodrome was originally built in 1991 as an outdoor venue, for the Mediterranean Games. It was extensively refurbished in order to host the track cycling events at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. It was redesigned for the 2004 Olympics by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava who added a roof. The track, made of Afzelia wood, is long and wide. Reconstruction of the stadium was completed on May 30, 2004, and it was officially re-opened on July 30, 2004. References2004 Summer Olympics official report.Volume 2. p. 303.OAKA.com profile. External links informationat ''FixedGearFever.com'' Sports venues completed in 1991 Venues of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Etzlstorfer
Christoph Etzlstorfer (born 1963) is an Austrian who has competed in the Paralympics since 1984. He has won eight medals, including a gold at the 2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic .... References External links Homepage of Christoph Etzlstorfer Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Austria Paralympic silver medalists for Austria Paralympic bronze medalists for Austria Paralympic cyclists for Austria 1963 births Living people Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Alcaine
Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), Spanish former footballer and manager * ''Michel'' (TV series), a Korean animated series * German auxiliary cruiser ''Michel'' * Michel catalog, a German-language stamp catalog * St. Michael's Church, Hamburg or Michel * S:t Michel, a Finnish town in Southern Savonia, Finland People * Alain Michel (other), several people * Ambroise Michel (born 1982), French actor, director and writer. * André Michel (director), French film director and screenwriter * André Michel (lawyer), human rights and anti-corruption lawyer and opposition leader in Haiti * Anette Michel (born 1971), Mexican actress * Anneliese Michel (1952 - 1976), German Catholic woman undergone exorcism * Annett Wagner-Michel (born 1955), German Woman Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Homann
Peter David Homann, OAM (born 16 February 1960) is a former Australian Paralympic cyclist. He has won seven medals at three Games from 1996 to 2004. Personal Homann was born with cerebral palsy on 16 February 1960 in the Victorian town of Yallourn. When he was three, his father, a pharmacist, moved the family to the New Guinean town of Wewak, where he ran the local pharmacy. In a 2000 interview, Homann said of his childhood in the town: He moved to Melbourne to finish high school and university, and later lived in the United Kingdom for four years, where he took up cycling recreationally. He continued cycling when he moved back to Australia, and was interested in the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics. Career Homann's first international competition was the 1994 European championships, where he won two gold medals. In 1995, he won the European championships and was a finalist for Paralympian of the Year. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he won a gold medal in the Mixed 20k Bicycle CP D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Scott (cyclist)
Christopher Ian Scott, OAM (born 29 October 1968) is a former Australian Paralympic cyclist. He has won ten medals at six Games from 1988 to 2008. Personal Scott was born in Gympie, Queensland, with cerebral palsy, as the youngest of three children. and moved to Brisbane with his family when he was two years old. At the age of eight, a soccer coach refused to let him join his team because he could not kick the ball with his right foot as well as he could with his left, a rule not enforced on able-bodied players. He consequently joined the next age group's soccer team so he could play with his brother. Scott attended Salisbury State High School and it was here where he began to participate more in sport and became involved in the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association. He works as a records clerk in the Brisbane suburb of Sunnybank. He has been married to Karen since March 2008 and has a stepdaughter. Career Scott first competed at the Paralympics in 7-a-side Football a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo López (cyclist)
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Darren Kenny
Darren Kenny (born 17 March 1970) is a British road and track racing cyclist and Paralympian. Kenny's results have made him one of his sport's biggest stars; his dominance over multiple Paralympics gave rise to his nickname of 'Daz the Destroyer'. Darren Kenny OBE retired from competition in 2013. He is now the founder/owner of Estrella Career Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, Kenny now lives in Verwood, Dorset. Having been involved in cycling since he was young, Kenny started racing at the age of eleven. In 1988, at the age of 19, an accident at the Tour of Ireland whilst descending the Wicklow Gap looked likely to have ended his career. He had damaged his neck, but did not realise the extent of the damage at the time. A series of accidents after that, notably tripping over a black cat whilst working as a milkman in Bournemouth, exacerbated his condition, as Kenny put it: "until I was just lying on the sofa putting on weight and on heavy medication." At the age of 30, Kenny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Otxoa
Javier Otxoa Palacios (30 August 1974 – 24 August 2018) was a Spanish cyclist who was a member of the Kelme cycling team. His name was sometimes spelled Javier Ochoa in media reports. Road cycling career In 2000 Otxoa won a mountain stage in the Tour de France on top of the Hautacam on a cold and rainy day. He broke away with Nico Mattan with to race and dropped him on the '' col de Marie Blanque''. Mattan rejoined him on the descent. Otxoa then dropped him again on the climb to the ''col de l'Aubisque'' and rode alone through the '' col du Soulor'' with nine minutes' lead as he reached the foot of the Hautacam. He paid for his earlier efforts on the ''hors categorie'' but held on to finish with 42 seconds advantage Lance Armstrong. Accident In February 2001 a driver of a car hit him and his twin brother Ricardo during training. Ricardo died. Javier survived but was in a coma for a month and became seriously disabled. He continued cycling, however. Paralympics cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Reekers
Johan Reekers (born 28 December 1957, in Enschede) is a Dutch Paralympian who was born without legs. He was on the gold medal winning Dutch sitting volleyball teams of 1980 and 1984. At the 1992 Summer Paralympics the team won silver. In 2002 he began handbiking. He competed for the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics The Netherlands competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Medalists Archery ;Men , - , align=left, Johan Wildeboer , align=left, Archery at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's in ... in cycling. This was his eighth Paralympics. References External links Johan Reekers website Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Paralympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Paralympic bronze medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Albor
Alejandro Albor (born January 13, 1964) is an American cyclist who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece and a silver and bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. Albor was born in Tzintzimeo, a town in the state of Michoacán in Mexico. When he was 15 years old he and his family relocated to the United States. He lost his legs below the knee at the age of 18, when a car he was driving crashed into a moving train. Albor now owns and runs A-WON HandCycles, a business which builds handcycle A handcycle is a type of human-powered land vehicle powered by the arms rather than the legs, as on a bicycle. Most handcycles are tricycle in form, with two coasting rear wheels and one steerable powered front wheel. Despite usually having ...s. He is married and has three children. References External links * archive * Alejandro Albor on Fox 11 Newsvideo at YouTube 1964 births Living people American male cyclists Paralympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Nietlispach
Franz Nietlispach (born 2 April 1958) is a Swiss wheelchair athlete, handcyclist, and a politician. He has competed in every Summer Paralympic Games from 1976 to 2008, winning an incredible total of fourteen gold, six silver, and two bronze medals. All of these medals were for athletics, except for one bronze earned in hand-cycling at the 2004 Games. At the 2008 Beijing Games, Nietlispach competed only in cycling; this was the first time he appeared at the Paralympics without participating in an athletics event. He also competed in table tennis early in his career, taking part in that sport at the 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ... and 1980 Paralympics. He has, impressively, won the men's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon five times. He has als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Mayrhofer (Handbiker)
Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (22 October 17875 February 1836) was an Austrian poet and librettist. He is best known for his close friendship with the composer Franz Schubert. Biography Mayrhofer was born in Steyr, educated at Novitiate in St. Florian's Priory Upper Austria. In 1810 he began to study jurisprudence and theology at the University of Vienna, both of which courses he finished. He worked as a censor at the Zentral-Bücher-Revisions-Amt in Vienna. In 1814 he met the young composer Franz Schubert and his friends ( Joseph von Spaun, Franz von Schober). From 1818 to 1821 he lived with Schubert in a one-room apartment in a house on Wipplingerstrasse 4. After Schubert moved out, he wrote the poem ''An Franz'' for him: Mayrhofer wrote a lot of lyric poetry and published it in 1824. Forty-seven Schubert songs and two of his operas (''Die Freunde von Salamanka'' and ''Adrast)'' are based on texts by Mayrhofer. In 1829 he published his ''Memories of Franz Schubert'' in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
