Caroline Groot (born 4 September 1997) is a Dutch Paralympic cyclist who competes in C5 classification.[1] She made her first Paralympic appearance during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1997 Andijk, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editCaroline claimed gold medal in C5 scratch race at the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.[3]
She pulled off an upset at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships where she beat much fancied British veteran cyclist Sarah Storey to claim gold medal in the women's 500m time trial event.[4] 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.[5]
She represented Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and competed in women's C4-5 where she claimed a bronze medal.[6][7] 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.[8][9]
She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and she beat the home favourite, Marie Patouillet, in the women’s C4-5 500m time trial final. The Tokyo silver medallist Kate O’Brien came third.[10]
References
edit- ^ Archives, Cycling. "Caroline Groot". dewielersite.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Track - GROOT Caroline". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "2018UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships - Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Apeldoorn 2019: Caroline Groot's home heroics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "O'Brien earns gold and world record at UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champs". insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Track - Women's C4-5 500m Time Trial Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Kadeena Cox wins cycling gold to kick off Paralympic multisport double bid". The Guardian. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Another World Record in the Velodrome! This Time in the Women's C4-5 500m Time Trial ... - Latest Tweet by Paralympic Games | 🏆 LatestLY". LatestLY. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Paralympics: Track cyclists off the pace in women's C4-5 500m time trial". Stuff. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Holmes, Jon. "Team LGBTQ athletes on podium in Paris Paralympics' first medal event". OutSports. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
External links
edit- Caroline Groot at the International Paralympic Committee
- Caroline Groot at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Caroline Groot on Instagram
