Vincent ter Schure

Vincent ter Schure (born 24 October 1979) is a visually impaired Dutch Paralympic cyclist.

Vincent ter Schure
Personal information
Born (1979-10-24) 24 October 1979
Amersfoort, Netherlands[1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportPara-cycling
DisabilityVision impairment
Medal record
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road race B
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Road race B
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road time trial B
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit B
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Road time trial B
Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Baie-ComeauTime trial B
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowTime trial B
Track World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesIndividual pursuit B
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamTime trial B
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamRoad race B

Career

Ter Schure represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil together with his sighted pilot Timo Fransen and he won one gold medal and two silver medals.[2] He won the gold medal in the men's road race B event and the silver medals in the men's road time trial B and men's individual pursuit B events.[2][3][4]

At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, he won the bronze medal in the men's 31 km time trial event. In 2019, at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, he won the silver medal in the individual pursuit B event.

Ter Schure also represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He won two medals: the gold medal in the men's road race B event and the silver medal in the men's road time trial B event.

In 2022, Ter Schure won a silver medal at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships held in Baie-Comeau, Canada and a bronze medal at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.

References

  1. "Vincent ter Schure". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. "Vincent ter Schure - Cycling | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. "Paralympisch goud Abraham Gebru dankzij bizarre val concurrenten". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. "Nederland nadert op Paralympics in Rio aantal medailles van Londen". NU.nl (in Dutch). 15 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.


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