Anna Harkowska
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's road bicycle racing | ||
Representing  | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2012 London | Women's road time trial C4 |
| 2012 London | Women's road race C4-5 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Women's road time trial C5 |
| Women's track cycling | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
| 2012 London | Individual pursuit C5 |
| UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Montichiari | Women's scratch C4-C5 |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2016 Montichiari | Women's individual pursuit C5 |
Anna Harkowska (Polish pronunciation: [ˈanːa xarˈkɔfska]; born 20 March 1980 in Świnoujście[1]) is a Polish cyclist. At the age of 14 Harkowska won two Gold medal in the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics as a swimmer, however an ear infection left unable to continue.[2] She later trained in running and took up a triathlon, and eventually concentrating on cycling. In May 2002, she was hit by a car in Szczecin; she suffered 26 fractures in her legs and nearly lost her left leg. She returned to professional cycling after several surgeries and months of rehabilitation.[3] In 2012, Harkowska participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won three silver medals.
References
Notes
- ↑ Tahitian Noni International
- ↑ "Sarah Storey secures her place in GB Paralympic history". BBC Sport. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ↑ MobilneKobiety.pl
Sources
- "Anna Harkowska". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- "Anna Harkowska". Tahitian Noni International (in Polish). Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- Harkowska, Anna (2011-09-12). "Anna Harkowska: Nie poddałam się!" [I never gave up!]. MobilneKobiety.pl (Interview) (in Polish). Interviewed by J.B. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
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