Anna Taylor (cyclist)

Anna Taylor (born 7 August 1991) is a New Zealand Para cyclist. She competed in Para cycling – track at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, becoming New Zealand Paralympian #225.

Anna Taylor
Para cyclist Anna Taylor with bronze medal at 2022 Para Cycling Track World Championships
Personal information
Born (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991[1]
Sport
Country New Zealand
SportPara-cycling
Disability classC4
Medal record
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowOmnium C4
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines500m time trial C4
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesOmnium C4

Hometown

Taylor lives in Cambridge in the Waikato region of New Zealand.

Medal record

Taylor made her international debut at the 2019 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships, and her Paralympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in 2021.

In Tokyo 2020, Taylor placed 5th in the Women’s C4 3000m Individual Pursuit. Her time of 3:54.167 was a Paralympic Record but was later beaten by another competitor. Taylor also placed 8th in the Women’s C4-5 500m Time Trial Final.[1][2]

Taylor earned her first World Championships medals at the 2022 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships, where she earned bronze in the 500m Time Trial and bronze in the Omnium.[3][4]

Anna Taylor on podium with bronze medal for Omnium at 2022 Para Cycling Track World Championships in France.

Impairment and classification

Taylor was given a C4 classification after an Acute Cauda Equina Syndrome in 2016 – severe disc prolapse that compressed the spinal cord. She underwent emergency surgery and has subsequent weakness in the left leg, and minor weakness in the right.[1]

References
  1. "Anna Taylor #225". Paralympics New Zealand. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. "Para cyclist relishes record-breaking claim to fame in Tokyo". NZ Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. "Omnium bronze, silver, and gold for New Zealand on final day of Para Cycling Track World Championships". Paralympics New Zealand. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. "2022 PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". paraworlds2022.veloresults.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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