Daphne Schrager

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Daphne Schrager
2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Zurich Women C1-5 Medal Ceremony 08.jpg
Daphne Schrager awarded the Silver medal at the 2024 World Championships
Personal information
Born (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 23) [1]
Malmesbury, U.K.
Sport
Sport Para-cycling
Disability Cerebral palsy
Disability class C2
Medal record
Women's para-cycling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Pursuit C1–3
Track World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Individual pursuit C3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Individual pursuit C2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Rio de Janeiro Omnium C2
Road World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Zurich Time trial C2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 ZurichRoad race C2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Cascais Road race C3

Daphne Schrager (born 24 December 2000) is a British para-cyclist who represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

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Career

Schrager began her career as a para-athlete competing in sprints, and made her international debut for England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She joined Great Britain's cycling program in December 2019. [2] [1]

She made her UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships debut for Great Britain in 2022 and won a gold medal in the individual pursuit event. [3] She again represented Great Britain at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a silver medal in the individual pursuit event. [4]

She represented Great Britain at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a gold medal in the individual pursuit, and a silver medal in the omnium events. [5] She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the individual pursuit C1–3 event. [6] [7]

Personal life

Schrager has cerebral palsy. [8]

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References

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  4. "Cycling World Championships 2023: Daphne Schrager takes women's C2 individual pursuit silver". bbc.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. "Para-cycling Track World Championships: Daphne Schrager & Kadeena Cox win in Rio". bbc.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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