Tristan Bangma

Tristan Bangma (born 6 October 1997) is a visually impaired Dutch Paralympic cyclist. He is a gold medalist in cycling at both the 2016 Summer Paralympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Tristan Bangma
Personal information
Born (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997
Donkerbroek, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportPara-cycling
DisabilityVision impairment
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1 km time trial B
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual pursuit B
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoRoad race B
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Baie-ComeauTime trial B
Gold medal – first place2022 Baie-ComeauRoad race B
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowTime trial B
Track World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesIndividual pursuit C2
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowIndividual pursuit B
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 RotterdamTime trial B
Gold medal – first place2023 RotterdamRoad race B

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won the gold medal in the men's 1 km time trial B with his sighted pilot Teun Mulder.[1][2] In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit B at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan with his sighted pilot Patrick Bos.[3] He also won the silver medal in the men's road race B at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

At the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Montichiari, Italy, Bangma and Teun Mulder won the silver medal in the Sprint Tandem B event and also in the 1 km time trial Tandem B event.

Bangma also won the silver medal in the 109.3 km road race at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. At the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won three medals in total: one silver medal and two bronze medals.

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Bangma and Patrick Bos won the bronze medal in the men's time trial B event.[4]

In 2022, Bangma won two gold medals at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships held in Baie-Comeau, Canada. He also won a silver medal at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.

References
  1. "Tristan Bangma". paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. "Baanwielrenner Bangma wint paralympisch goud op kilometer tijdrit". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. Berkeley, Geoff (25 August 2021). "Greco breaks world record to win first gold of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in style". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. "Apeldoorn 2019: Sensational Sarah Storey". paralympic.org. 17 March 2019.


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