Heinz Frei (born 28 January 1958)[1] is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Frei has had a long career of racing, winning the London Marathon wheelchair race three times, and earning five medals at the 2003 European games at the age of 45.[2] He has earned 15 gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympics and is a current world record holder in the marathon wheelchair race.[3] He competed in athletics at every Summer Paralympic Games from 1984 to 2008, and at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in cycling, using a handcycle. At the Winter Paralympics, he competed in cross-country sit-skiing between 1984 and 2006 and in the biathlon in 1994.[4]
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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics, cross-country skiing, and track and road cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | H3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frei planned to retire from track competition at an event on 28 August 2009, though he will continue competing in road races.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Athlete Biography: Frei, Heinz". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- ^ Schiendorfer, Andreas (25 August 2003). "Switzerland's Top Wheelchair Athletes". Credit Suisse. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Heinz Frei at Weltklasse Zurich". Weltklasse Zurich. 4 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ "Heinz Frei". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
External links
edit- Heinz Frei at the International Paralympic Committee
- Heinz Frei at the Swiss Paralympic Committee (in German and French)
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