Anthony Edward Kappes MBE (born 1 March 1973) is an English road and track racing cyclist and Paralympian.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Kappes |
| Born | 1 March 1973 Stockport, England, United Kingdom |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track & Road |
| Role | Rider |
Medal record | |
Biography
editBorn in Stockport, Cheshire,[1] Kappes is partially sighted and competes in the B&VI 1–3 class.[2]
He is the current World record holder for 200 metres, along with his pilot Barney Storey. Storey and Kappes became the first Paralympic team to hold the able-bodied British National Tandem Sprint Championships title in 2006.[3]
Kappes, began working with a new tandem pilot internationally in 2008, Jon Norfolk sacrificed his career as a member of Great Britain's able-bodied squad in order to work with Paralympians, and had to take a three-year break from competition in order to qualify. Kappes and Norfolk beat Simon Jackson and Storey to win the sprint and kilo (Achieving Worlds Best - 1.02.06) events at the 2008 VISA Paralympic World Cup.[4]
Riding with Storey once more at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Kappes won gold at the Kilo and the Sprint.[5]
Kappes was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to disabled sport.[6]
Palmarès
edit- 2006
Gold Sprint, World Disability Championships- Gold Kilo, World Disability Championships
- 2007
- Gold Sprint, World Disability Championships
- Gold Kilo, World Disability Championships
- 2008
- Gold Kilo (B&VI 1–3), Paralympics, Beijing (with Barney Storey)
- Gold Sprint (B&VI 1–3), Paralympics, Beijing (with Barney Storey)
- 1st Sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup (with Jon Norfolk)
- 2012
- Gold Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Men's sprint (B), Paralympics, London (with Craig MacLean)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athlete Biography - KAPPES Anthony". Beijing Paralympics official website. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008.
- ^ Larry Hickmott (6 September 2008). "Anthony Kappes First Games". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "Record duo sprint to tandem triumph". Bournemouth Echo. 7 July 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Elizabeth Hudson (9 May 2008). "GB cyclists continue medal haul". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "Men's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3) Official Results" (PDF). Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games official website. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 18.
External links
edit- British Cycling Bio
- "Listen to an interview with Anthony Kappes". Action for Blind People. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
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