 Mark Mekenkamp during the 2024 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1973 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Saasveld, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | H3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mark Mekenkamp (born 3 April 1973) is a Dutch Para-cyclist who represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
In August 2023, Mekenkamp competed at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a gold medal in the time trial H3 event. [2] Weeks later, he then competed at the 2023 European Para Championships and won a gold medal in the time trial H3 event. [3]
Mekenkamp represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in fifth place in the time trial H3 event, and eighth place in the road race H3 event. [4] [5] Weeks later, he then competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a silver medal in the time trial H3 event. [6]
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