TANGEN Suzanna

Date of Birth: 27 Apr 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Sport Class: H4

Place of residence : CALGARY, AB

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Women's H1-4 Road Race	12
	Women's H4-5 Time Trial	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Women's H4-5 Time Trial	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Women's H1-4 Road Race	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Road World Championships
6	H4 Road Race	2021	Cascais, POR
6	H4 Time Trial	2021	Cascais, POR
6	H4 Road Race	2019	Emmen, NED
7	H4 Time Trial	2019	Emmen, NED

Sports Science - Norwegian School of Sport Sciences [NIH], Oslo, NOR

Languages spoken:

English, Norwegian

Grenland Sykleklubb [Norway]

Jason Dyck [national]; May Britt Valand [personal]

She began training seriously in Para cycling in 2016 in Canada. "I did a bit of handcycling in Norway, but there was no strong community for the sport." (nrk.no, 16 Aug 2021)

To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (nrk.no, 16 Aug 2021; olympiatoppen.no, 09 Jun 2021)

She trains for about 18 hours a week. (sykling.no, 06 Jul 2021)

General Interest

Classification
H4 (UCI, 21 Jun 2021)

Impairment Details
She developed an inflammation in her spinal cord at age two, and has since become partially paralysed from the neck down. "I use a wheelchair when it suits me, but I can also walk if I have a wall or crutches to lean on." (nrk.no, 16 Aug 2021; olympiatoppen.no, 09 Jun 2021)

General
OCCUPATION
She and her husband Steve run Ultimate Para Sports Association in Canada. "It all started as a wheelchair racing club, and then it developed into handcycling. Now [speaking in 2021] we have developed it to include more sports, more age groups, and more disabilities." (youcanride2.ca, 03 Aug 2021; olympiatoppen.no, 09 Jun 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2020; grenlandsk.no, 29 Jan 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2014 she graduated with a master's degree in adapted physical activity from KU Leuven in Belgium. (LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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