Anna Harkowska

Anna Harkowska
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Born	20 March 1980 (age 41); Świnoujście, Poland
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Representing Poland
Women's para road cycling
Paralympic Games
Women's para track cycling
Paralympic Games
World Championships

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.