Ursula Schwaller

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Ursula Schwaller
Ursula Schwaller, Bogogno 2009.jpg
Ursula Schwaller in 2009
Personal information
National teamSwitzerland
Born (1976-06-26) 26 June 1976 (age 45)
OccupationArchitect
Websitewww.ursulaschwaller.ch
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportCycling
Disability classH1–2
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Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing   Switzerland
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Individual road time trial H1–2
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Mixed road team relay

Ursula Schwaller (born 26 June 1976) is a Swiss para-cyclist, who won two bronze medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Career[]

Ursula Schwaller was born on 26 June 1976.[1] In 2002, she suffered an accident while mountain trekking causing her to suffer from paraplegia due to a spinal injury.[2] She was already active in sports, but following the injury she decided to take up para-sports instead. For example, she took up cycling using a handcycle. Schwaller set herself the objective of competing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, as part of the Swiss team. She was chosen, and finished fourth in the . Schwaller was less successful in the road race, where she finished in ninth place.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she won the bronze medal in the women's road time trial H1–2 despite riding with a thumb injury restricting her in the second half of the race.[4] Along with fellow para-cyclists and Heinz Frei, they also took the bronze medal in the team mixed relay, marking the 11th medal of the Games for Switzerland.[5] In 2015, she sought to break the handbike record in the 300 kilometres (190 mi) long Vätternrundan road race. She was also the first woman to compete using a handbike, which required special permission for her to take part.[2]

Personal life[]

Outside of sports, Schwaller works as an architect.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ursula Schwaller". Swiss Paralympic. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Weingartner, Mira (25 May 2015). "Paraplegikerin Schwaller will Handbike-Rekord brechen". 20 Minutes (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Beherzt und ehrgeizig zum Erfolg" (in German). My Handicap. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Gold für Frei und Graf - Bronze für Schwaller". 20 Minutes (in German). 4 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Elfte Medaille für die Schweiz". 20 Minutes (in German). 8 September 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

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