Chantal Haenen Explained

Chantal Haenen
Nationality:Dutch
Disability Class:H5
Birth Date:22 April 1997
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Chantal Haenen (born 22 April 1997) is a Dutch para-cyclist who competes in the H5 category[1] and pararower. She is a seven-time medalist in the Road World Championships.

Sporting career

Prior to her impairment and para-cycling career, Haenen had competed in dressage. When she was 18 years old, she was involved in a traffic accident that resulted in having her legs amputated.[2]

Haenen began her para-cycling career in 2017. She competed in the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, winning the bronze medal in the time trial and road race events, and also competed in these two events in the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, where she won the gold medal in both of them.[3] She then competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in the time trial and road race, finishing in fourth place in both of them.[4] In the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Haenen won the bronze medal in the road race event.[5] The following year, she won the gold medal in the time trial and the silver medal in the road race.[6] [7]

In addition to para-cycling, Haenen also competes in pararowing, having competed alongside Corné de Koning in the PR2 Mixed double sculls events in the 2022 and 2023 World Rowing Championships, where the two finished in fourth place in both of them.[8] [9]

References

  1. Web site: 2019-12-12. Handbiker Haenen: 'Ik moet nog sterker worden'. 2022-03-01. 1Limburg Nieuws en sport uit Limburg. nl. 2021-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021143159/https://www.1limburg.nl/handbiker-haenen-ik-moet-nog-sterker-worden. dead.
  2. Web site: Chantal uit Sevenum verloor haar benen bij een ongeluk, maar gaat zes jaar later voor een medaille in Tokio. 2022-03-01. www.limburger.nl. nl-BE.
  3. Web site: 2021-06-11. Chantal Haenen pakt goud op WK Handbike. 2022-03-01. 1Limburg Nieuws en sport uit Limburg. nl. 2021-12-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20211205040808/https://www.1limburg.nl/chantal-haenen-pakt-goud-op-wk-handbike. dead.
  4. Web site: Chantal Haenen moet genoegen nemen met vierde plek op Paralympische Spelen. 2022-03-01. De Limburger. nl-BE.
  5. Web site: OFFICIAL RESULTS WOMEN'S H5 ROAD RACE .
  6. Web site: 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - Para-Cycling Road - Women H5 Individual Time Trial Tissot Timing . 2023-08-09 . www.tissottiming.com . en-us.
  7. Web site: 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - Para-Cycling Road - Women H5 Road Race Tissot Timing . 2023-08-11 . www.tissottiming.com . en-us.
  8. Web site: Results PR2 Mixed Double Sculls – Final A. World Rowing. 24 September 2022.
  9. Web site: 9 September 2023 . PR2 Mixed double sculls – Results summary Finals . 11 September 2023 . . 13 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913183928/https://d3fpn4c9813ycf.cloudfront.net/pdfDocuments/WCH_2023_1/WCH_2023_1_ROWXSCULL2--PR2-------------------_C74BX5831.PDF . live .

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