Tristan Bangma
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1997 Donkerbroek, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Para-cycling |
| Disability | Vision impairment |
Tristan Bangma (born 6 October 1997) is a visually impaired Dutch Paralympic cyclist. He is a gold medalist in cycling at both the 2016 Summer Paralympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won the gold medal in the men's 1 km time trial B with his sighted pilot Teun Mulder.[1][2] In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit B at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan with his sighted pilot Patrick Bos.[3] He also won the silver medal in the men's road race B at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Career[]
At the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Montichiari, Italy, Bangma and Teun Mulder won the silver medal in the Sprint Tandem B event and also in the 1 km time trial Tandem B event.
He also won the silver medal in the 109.3 km road race at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. At the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won three medals in total: one silver medal and two bronze medals.
At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Bangma and Patrick Bos won the bronze medal in the men's time trial B event.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Tristan Bangma". paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Baanwielrenner Bangma wint paralympisch goud op kilometer tijdrit". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Berkeley, Geoff (25 August 2021). "Greco breaks world record to win first gold of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in style". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Apeldoorn 2019: Sensational Sarah Storey". paralympic.org. 17 March 2019.
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