Chantal Haenen (born 22 April 1997) is a Dutch para-cyclist who competes in the H5 category and pararower. She is a seven-time medalist in the

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Sporting career

Prior to her impairment and para-cycling career, Haenen had competed in dressage. When she was 18 years old, she was involved in a traffic accident that resulted in having her legs amputated. Haenen began her para-cycling career in 2017. She competed in the

2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships The 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships is the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place in Emmen in The Netherlands from 11 to 15 September 2019. Medalists Medal ta ...

, winning the bronze medal in the time trial and road race events, and also competed in these two events in the

2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships The 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships is the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place in Cascais in Portugal from 9 to 13 June 2021. Medalists Medal table Particip ...

, where she won the gold medal in both of them. She then competed at the delayed

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in the time trial and road race, finishing in fourth place in both of them. In the

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, Haenen won the bronze medal in the road race event. The following year, she won the gold medal in the time trial and the silver medal in the road race. In addition to para-cycling, Haenen also competes in pararowing, having competed alongside Corné de Koning in the PR2 Mixed double sculls events in the

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and

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, where the two finished in fourth place in both of them.

References

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