Anna Beck (born 24 November 1979) is a Swedish para-cyclist who represented Sweden in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Born | 24 November 1979 Kil, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Karlstad, Sweden[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marcus Streijffert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBeck represented Sweden at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the road race C1–3 and road time trial C1–3.[2][3]
In September 2024, she represented Sweden at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the road time trial C1–3 event, Sweden's first medal of the 2024 Paralympics.[4] Weeks later, she then competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a gold medal in the time trial C3 event.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Anna Beck". 2024 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 5 September 2024. (alternate link)
- ^ "Cycling Road: Anna Beck". olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Anna Beck". allardafo.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Sweden bags its first Paralympic medal in Paris". sverigesradio.se. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Anna Beck took superior World Championship gold in paracycling". swedenherald.se. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
External links
edit- Anna Beck at the International Paralympic Committee
- Anna Beck at Parasport.se (in Swedish)
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