 Handrup with Udo Hempel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 March 1983 Wuppertal, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henrike Handrup (born 9 March 1983) is a German former Paralympic cyclist who competes at international elite competitions. She is a World road racing champion and a track bronze medalist has competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics but did not medal. [1] [2]
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