Daphne Schrager
 Daphne Schrager awarded the Silver medal at the 2024 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 December 2000[1] Malmesbury, U.K. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daphne Schrager (born 24 December 2000) is a British para-cyclist who represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
[edit]Schrager began her career as a para-athlete competing in sprints, and made her international debut for England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She joined Great Britain's cycling program in December 2019.[2][1]
She made her UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships debut for Great Britain in 2022 and won a gold medal in the individual pursuit event.[3] She again represented Great Britain at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a silver medal in the individual pursuit event.[4]
She represented Great Britain at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a gold medal in the individual pursuit, and a silver medal in the omnium events.[5] She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the individual pursuit C1–3 event.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Schrager has cerebral palsy.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Daphne Schrager". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Daphne Schrager: Former sprinter turned para-cyclist on winning her first rainbow jersey". bbc.com. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Dines, Hannah (23 October 2022). "Daphne Schrager shines at track World Championships". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Cycling World Championships 2023: Daphne Schrager takes women's C2 individual pursuit silver". bbc.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Para-cycling Track World Championships: Daphne Schrager & Kadeena Cox win in Rio". bbc.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "My story: Daphne Schrager". britishcycling.org. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ McQuarrie, Alec (1 September 2023). "Malmesbury star Daphne Schrager preps for Paris paralympics". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Menocal Pareja, Marcos (28 August 2024). "Para-cyclist Daphne Schrager returns to Paris to taste glory once more". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Daphne Schrager at British Cycling
- Daphne Schrager at ParalympicsGB
- Daphne Schrager at the International Paralympic Committee
- Daphne Schrager at Team England
- Daphne Schrager at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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