ANTOSOVA Katerina

Czech Republic
Cycling Road
2 Feb 1965
56
Female
H3
PRAGUE
 
Czech Republic

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CRD Cycling Road Women's H1-4 Road Race 6
Women's H1-3 Time Trial 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Fuji International Speedway
Women's H1-3 Time Trial
Finished
Fuji International Speedway
Women's H1-4 Road Race
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
9H1-4 Road Race2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
9H1-3 Time Trial2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Road World Championships
4H3 Time Trial2019Emmen, NED
4H3 Road Race2018Maniago, ITA
5H3 Road Race2021Cascais, POR
5H3 Time Trial2021Cascais, POR
5H3 Road Race2019Emmen, NED
5H3 Time Trial2018Maniago, ITA
5H3 Road Race2015Nottwil, SUI
6H3 Time Trial2014Greenville, SC, USA
7H3 Time Trial2015Nottwil, SUI
7H3 Road Race2014Greenville, SC, USA
9H1-5 Team Relay2019Emmen, NED
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Gardening. (paralympic.cz, 28 Apr 2020)
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Engineering
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Husband Zdenek, three sons
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Czech, English, German
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Cerni Kone [Czech Republic]
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In June 2020 she suffered a bimalleolar [double] fracture and dislocation of her left ankle while exercising. She returned to competition the following month at an event in Pardubice, Czech Republic. (paradenik9.webnode.cz, 29 Jun 2020; Facebook profile, 21 Jun 2020, 12 Jul 2020)

She needed three stitches above her eye after a collision during a race in July 2013. (hustopece.cz, 16 Jul 2013)
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She began handcycling in 2013. (bbraun.cz, 01 Jan 2014)
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Before her accident she enjoyed running, cycling, skiing and orienteering. She bought a handbike as soon as she left her rehabilitation facility. "When I started using a wheelchair, I moved slower than people walked. When I tried a handbike I was immediately as fast as other cyclists. I thought it was a lot of fun." (sport.aktualne.cz, 13 Dec 2016; bbraun.cz, 01 Jan 2014; novinky.cz, 09 Oct 2019)
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To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (zeny.iprima.cz, 07 Jan 2020)
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Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sport.aktualne.cz, 04 Oct 2019)
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"I don't think an impairment is a reason to give up and stop dreaming. On the contrary, I think it is a reason to finally fulfil your dreams." (novinky.cz, 09 Oct 2019)
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She was named among the 10 Best Para Athletes of the Year for 2018 by the Czech Paralympic Committee. (paralympic.cz, 28 Feb 2019)

General Interest

Classification
H3 (UCI, 15 Mar 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (novinky.cz, 09 Oct 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (novinky.cz, 09 Oct 2019)

Impairment Details
In 2012 she fell from a tree while picking pears and suffered a spinal cord injury. As a result she is paralysed from the waist down. (zeny.iprima.cz, 07 Jan 2020)

General
AUTHOR
In 2014 she published a book called 'Para Diary, or How I Fell Out of a Pear Tree', which is about the first nine months after her accident. "I wanted to share the experience of the 'other world', so I wrote a blog. Based on the positive comments I received, I turned my blog into a book. With light-hearted humour, I wrote about the first nine months of my new life." (sport.aktualne.cz, 04 Oct 2019; paradenik9.webnode.cz, 14 Nov 2014)

Legend
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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