Chantal Haenen (born 22 April 1997) is a Dutch para-cyclist who competes in the H5 category[1] and pararower. She is a seven-time medalist in the Road World Championships.
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| Born | 22 April 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | H5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sporting career
editPrior to her impairment and para-cycling career, Haenen had competed in dressage. When she was 18 years old, she was involved in a traffic accident that resulted in having her legs amputated.[2]
Haenen began her para-cycling career in 2017. She competed in the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, winning the bronze medal in the time trial and road race events, and also competed in these two events in the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, where she won the gold medal in both of them.[3] She then competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in the time trial and road race, finishing in fourth place in both of them.[4][5] In the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Haenen won the bronze medal in the road race event.[6] The following year, she won the gold medal in the time trial and the silver medal in the road race.[7][8]
In addition to para-cycling, Haenen also competes in pararowing, having competed alongside Corné de Koning in the PR2 Mixed double sculls events in the 2022 and 2023 World Rowing Championships, where the two finished in fourth place in both of them.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Handbiker Haenen: 'Ik moet nog sterker worden'". 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg (in Dutch). 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Chantal uit Sevenum verloor haar benen bij een ongeluk, maar gaat zes jaar later voor een medaille in Tokio". www.limburger.nl (in Flemish). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Chantal Haenen pakt goud op WK Handbike". 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg (in Dutch). 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Chantal Haenen moet genoegen nemen met vierde plek op Paralympische Spelen". De Limburger (in Flemish). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Handbiker Chantal Haenen hoopt op Olympische Spelen in Tokyo #WijZijnLimburg, retrieved 1 March 2022
- ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS WOMEN'S H5 ROAD RACE" (PDF).
- ^ "2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - Para-Cycling Road - Women H5 Individual Time Trial | Tissot Timing". www.tissottiming.com. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - Para-Cycling Road - Women H5 Road Race | Tissot Timing". www.tissottiming.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Results PR2 Mixed Double Sculls – Final A" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "PR2 Mixed double sculls – Results summary Finals" (PDF). World Rowing. 9 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.