GRITSCH Alexander

Date of Birth: 7 May 1982

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Sport Class: H4

Place of birth: TARRENZ

Birth Country:

Austria

Place of residence : TARRENZ

Residence Country:

Austria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Men's H4 Road Race	3
	Men's H4 Time Trial	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's H4 Time Trial	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's H4 Road Race	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Road World Championships
3	H4 Time Trial	2021	Cascais, POR
4	H4 Road Race	2021	Cascais, POR
8	H4 Road Race	2019	Emmen, NED
8	H4 Time Trial	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
8	H1-5 Team Relay	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
9	H4 Road Race	2015	Nottwil, SUI
9	H1-5 Team Relay	2015	Nottwil, SUI
9	H4 Road Race	2014	Greenville, SC, USA
9	H1-5 Team Relay	2014	Greenville, SC, USA
10	H4 Time Trial	2019	Emmen, NED
10	H1-5 Team Relay	2019	Emmen, NED
14	H4 Time Trial	2015	Nottwil, SUI
DNF	H4 Road Race	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA

Alex (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Cycling, skiing. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Armed Forces Athlete

Wife Anja, son Malik

Languages spoken:

BSVRI [AUT] / Sportunion Tarrenz [AUT]

Michael Flir [personal]

An illness prevented him from competing at the 2015 World Cup event in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. (rsctu.at, 13 Sep 2015)

He took up the sport at age 32 in Austria. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

He started doing sports after recovering from his accident, and found it helped him both mentally and physically. His uncle advised him to take up Para cycling. "I liked Para cycling right away." (tt.com, 26 Oct 2017; rundschau.at, 18 Mar 2014)

Finishing third in the H4 time trial at the 2021 Road World Championships in Cascais, Portugal. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Nobody can guarantee that you will achieve your goal, but if you give up, you definitely won't." (rundschau.at, 18 Mar 2014)

General Interest

Classification
H4 (UCI, 21 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (alexander-gritsch.at, 09 Jun 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (alexander-gritsch.at, 09 Jun 2014)

Impairment Details
He has paraplegia as the result of a car accident in October 2005. (alexander-gritsch.at, 09 Jun 2014)

General
FORMER OCCUPATION
He has worked as a mechanic, fixing gas and water heating appliances. (alexander-gritsch.at, 09 Jun 2014)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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