Mark Mekenkamp (born 3 April 1973) is a Dutch Para-cyclist who represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1973[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Saasveld, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | H3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn August 2023, Mekenkamp competed at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a gold medal in the time trial H3 event.[2] Weeks later, he then competed at the 2023 European Para Championships and won a gold medal in the time trial H3 event.[3]
Mekenkamp represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in fifth place in the time trial H3 event, and eighth place in the road race H3 event.[4][5] Weeks later, he then competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a silver medal in the time trial H3 event.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Mark Mekenkamp". olympics.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Paralympic Games Paris 2024: time trials to kick of road competitions". uci.org. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (18 August 2023). "Hosts Netherlands claim fourth straight European wheelchair basketball crown". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Rubio Salguero, David (5 September 2024). "Paralympic Games - All results from Day 7". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Rubio Salguero, David (6 September 2024). "Paralympic Games - All results from Day 8". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Men's H3 Time Trial results". 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
External links
edit- Mark Mekenkamp at TeamNL (in Dutch)
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