Caroline Groot (born 4 September 1997) is a Dutch Paralympic cyclist who competes in C5 classification. She made her first Paralympic appearance during the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

Career

Caroline claimed gold medal in C5 scratch race at the

2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships The 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling with athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 22–25 March 2018. 31 events were held on the ...

. She pulled off a major upset at the

2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships The 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling with athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place in Apeldoorn, Netherlands from 14 to 17 March 2019. The championships Apeldo ...

where she beat much fancied British veteran cyclist Sarah Storey to claim gold medal in the women's 500m time trial event. She retained her title in the 500m time trial C5 event at the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships with a timing of 36.159. She represented

Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Netherlands competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960 Summer Paralympics, 1960. Medalists , width="78%" alig ...

and competed in women's C4-5 where she claimed a bronze medal. She also set a new world record in women's C5 500m time trial with a record timing of 35.599 to she win the bronze medal.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Groot, Caroline 1997 births Living people Dutch female cyclists Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic cyclists for the Netherlands Paralympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cycling People from Andijk Cyclists from North Holland 21st-century Dutch women