 Emma Lund during the 2024 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 July 1997 Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Roskilde Cycle Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emma Tjerrild Lund (born 2 July 1997) is a Danish Paralympic cyclist who competes in international cycling competitions. She is a World champion and double European bronze medalists in road bicycle racing and had qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1] [2] [3]
Lund received the Helene Elsass Award in April 2024 following her success at the World Championships. [4]
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Events from the year 1992 in Denmark.
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