Anna Harkowska

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Anna Harkowska
Personal information
Born (1980-03-20) 20 March 1980 (age 41)
Świnoujście, Poland[1]
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Medal record
Representing  Poland
Women's para road cycling
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Road time trial C4
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Road race C4-5
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio Road race C4-5
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio Road time trial C5
Women's para track cycling
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Individual pursuit C5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montichiari Scratch C4-C5
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montichiari Individual pursuit C5

Anna Harkowska (Polish pronunciation: [ˈanna xarˈkɔfska]; born 20 March 1980)[2][3] is a Polish cyclist. At the age of 14, she won two gold medals in the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics as a swimmer, however an ear infection left her unable to continue.[4] She later trained in running and took up a triathlon, and eventually focused her efforts on cycling. In May 2002, she was hit by a car in Szczecin, suffering 26 fractures in her legs and nearly losing her left leg. After several surgeries and months of rehabilitation, she returned to professional cycling.[5] In 2012, she participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won three silver medals.

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  • "Anna Harkowska". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  • "Anna Harkowska". Tahitian Noni International (in Polish). Retrieved 30 August 2012.[dead link]
  • Harkowska, Anna (12 September 2011). "Anna Harkowska: Nie poddałam się!" [I never gave up!]. MobilneKobiety.pl (Interview) (in Polish). Interviewed by J.B. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  • "Sarah Storey secures her place in GB Paralympic history". BBC Sport. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  • "Anna Harkowska". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016.

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