Daphne Schrager

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Daphne Schrager
File:2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Zurich Women C1-5 Medal Ceremony 08.jpg
Daphne Schrager awarded the Silver medal at the 2024 World Championships
Personal information
Born (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 24)[1]
Malmesbury, U.K.
Sport
SportPara-cycling
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classC2
Medal record
Women's para-cycling
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Pursuit C1–3
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Individual pursuit C3
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C2
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Individual pursuit C2
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Omnium C2
Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Time trial C2
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Road race C2
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cascais Road race C3

Daphne Schrager (born 24 December 2000) is a British para-cyclist who represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

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

Schrager has cerebral palsy.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Daphne Schrager". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Daphne Schrager: Former sprinter turned para-cyclist on winning her first rainbow jersey". bbc.com. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Dines, Hannah (23 October 2022). "Daphne Schrager shines at track World Championships". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cycling World Championships 2023: Daphne Schrager takes women's C2 individual pursuit silver". bbc.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Para-cycling Track World Championships: Daphne Schrager & Kadeena Cox win in Rio". bbc.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "My story: Daphne Schrager". britishcycling.org. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ↑ McQuarrie, Alec (1 September 2023). "Malmesbury star Daphne Schrager preps for Paris paralympics". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Menocal Pareja, Marcos (28 August 2024). "Para-cyclist Daphne Schrager returns to Paris to taste glory once more". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

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