RAABE MENDEZ Henry Esteban

Costa Rica

Cycling Road

Date of Birth: 14 Mar 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: C3

Place of birth: CARTAGO

Birth Country:

Costa Rica

Place of residence : CARTAGO

Residence Country:

Costa Rica

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Men's C1-3 Road Race	23
	Men's C3 Time Trial	13

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's C3 Time Trial	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's C1-3 Road Race	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Hobbies:

Spending time with family. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Wife Cindy

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Economy Rentacar [Alajuela, CRC]

Coach:

Marco Taylor [national, personal], CRC

Other sports:

He represented Costa Rica in road cycling at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He also competed in able-bodied mountain biking at international level. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Aug 2021)

Injuries:

He broke his arm in January 2021. (teletica.com, 28 Mar 2021)

In 2012 he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer. He recovered from the illness but in 2020 he was diagnosed with the condition again. He underwent further chemotherapy, which finished in the northern hemisphere winter of 2020/21. (teletica.com, 28 Mar 2021; crhoy.com, 07 Mar 2021; delfino.cr, 24 Aug 2020)

Start:

He used to compete in able-bodied cycling at international level and got involved in Para cycling after his accident. (crhoy.com, 07 Mar 2021)

Reason:

He wanted to continue cycling after his accident. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Memorable:

Competing at both the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Hero:

Costa Rican mountain biker Federico Ramirez. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)

Influence:

His family. (crhoy.com, 07 Mar 2021)

General Interest

Classification
C3 (UCI, 21 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (crhoy.com, 07 Mar 2021)

Impairment Details
He sustained a head injury while competing at the 2015 Vuelta a San Carlos in Costa Rica and had to undergo surgery to remove a piece of bone that was pressing the brain cortex. The injury affected his mobility and causes constant pain in his left arm. (crhoy.com, 07 Mar 2021; delfino.cr, 24 Aug 2020)

Social Media

https://twitter.com/henryraabe

Legend

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

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