Mark Mekenkamp

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Mark Mekenkamp
2024 UCI Road World Championships Zurich Men Handbike H3 31.jpg
Mark Mekenkamp during the 2024 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1973-04-03) 3 April 1973 (age 51) [1]
Home town Saasveld, Netherlands
Sport
Sport Para-cycling
Disability class H3
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Men's para-cycling
Road World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Time trial H3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Zurich Time trial H3
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Rotterdam Time trial H3

Mark Mekenkamp (born 3 April 1973) is a Dutch Para-cyclist who represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

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Career

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]

References

  1. "Mark Mekenkamp". olympics.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. "Paralympic Games Paris 2024: time trials to kick of road competitions". uci.org. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. Berkeley, Geoff (18 August 2023). "Hosts Netherlands claim fourth straight European wheelchair basketball crown". insidethegames.biz . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. Rubio Salguero, David (5 September 2024). "Paralympic Games - All results from Day 7". insidethegames.biz . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. Rubio Salguero, David (6 September 2024). "Paralympic Games - All results from Day 8". insidethegames.biz . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. "Men's H3 Time Trial results". 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.