Christian Gyldenøhr (born 21 October 1985) is a Danish and Norwegian para-cyclist who competes in road events and a former footballer who played as a centre-back. As a cyclist, he is a medalist at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.
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| Born | 21 October 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | H3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editGyldenøhr began his senior football career in 2001 with Ikast. He went on to play for Skive, Holstebro and Brønshøj before retiring in 2013 as a result of his injuries.[1]
Cycling career
editAfter his football career ended, Gyldenøhr moved to Norway. On 24 August 2019, Gyldenøhr was injured in a car accident which left him paralyzed, after which he took up para-cycling.[1][2]
In January 2024, Gyldenøhr competed at the World Cup in Adelaide, where he won the time trial and finished in second place in the road race.[3] In September, at the Road World Championships, he competed in the time trial, where he finished in seventh place, and the road race, where he won the bronze medal in the C3 classification.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Christian Gyldenøhr: Paralyzed by crash, but never been closer to an Olympic medal!". podtail.com.
- ^ "Christian Gyldenøhr: Paralyzed by crash, but never been closer to an Olympic medal!". www.listennotes.com.
- ^ "Gyldenøhr tok nok en medalje i World Cup". Norwegian Cycling Federation. 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Men's H3 Time Trial results". Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Men's H3 Road Race results". Retrieved 26 September 2024.