TAYLOR Anna

Date of Birth: 7 Aug 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Sport Class: C4

Place of birth: AUCKLAND

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Place of residence : CAMBRIDGE

Residence Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Women's C4-5 Road Race
	Women's C4 Time Trial	DNF

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Women's C4 Time Trial	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Track World Championships
7	Women's C4 - Scratch Race	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
7	Women's C4 - Omnium	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
8	Women's C4 - Scratch Race	2019	Apeldoorn, NED

CYCLING TRACK

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Track World Championships
6	Women's C4 - 500m Time Trial	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
7	C4 3000m Individual Pursuit	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
7	Women's C4 - 500m Time Trial	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
9	C4 3000m Individual Pursuit	2019	Apeldoorn, NED

Occupation:

Athlete, Health Care Professional, Public Speaker

Exercise Science, Sports Science - Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

Languages spoken:

Te Awamutu [New Zealand]

Laura Thompson [national], NZL; Damian Wiseman [national]

Other sports:

She competed in able-bodied rowing at collegiate level for Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, United States of America. (nzherald.co.nz, 28 Nov 2020; tvnz.co.nz, 04 Mar 2019)

2019 for New Zealand, World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (cyclingnewzealand.nz, 09 Jul 2021)

She began Para cycling through a Paralympics New Zealand talent identification camp in January 2018. (voxy.co.nz, 09 Jul 2021)

Before her impairment, she rowed at collegiate level on a full scholarship at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, United States of America, and wanted to remain involved in competitive sport following her injury. "A friend suggested to get involved in Para sport." (nzherald.co.nz, 28 Nov 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (stuff.co.nz, 09 Jul 2021; cyclingnewzealand.nz, 09 Jul 2021)

She trains six times per week. (nzherald.co.nz, 28 Nov 2020)

In 2020 she received the Sporting Endeavour Award at the Attitude Awards in New Zealand. (attitudeawards.org, 30 Nov 2020)

General Interest

Classification
C4 (UCI, 21 Jun 2021; cyclingnewzealand.nz, 09 Jul 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (tvnz.co.nz, 04 Mar 2019; voxy.co.nz, 09 Jul 2021)

Impairment Details
In 2016, she sustained a prolapsed disc that compressed her spinal cord and resulted in Cauda equina syndrome, after taking part in weekly rowing sessions during her rehabilitation from a labral tear in her hip. (nzherald.co.nz, 28 Nov 2020; voxy.co.nz, 09 Jul 2021)

General
OCCUPATION
She is a youth mental health support worker in Hamilton, New Zealand. (nzherald.co.nz, 28 Nov 2020)

CANCER SURVIVOR
During her first year at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, United States of America, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In April 2011 she had surgery to remove her thyroid before undergoing radioactive iodine treatment, which she completed in the northern hemisphere autumn of that year and went into remission before rejoining the university's rowing squad. (Oregon Stater, 01 Feb 2012; nzherald.co.nz, 28 Nov 2020)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/conquerthecomeback

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DNF:: Did not finish

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