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Andrea Eskau

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Andrea Eskau
Eskau with the gold medal
Personal information
Born (1971-03-21) 21 March 1971 (age 53)
Apolda, East Germany
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's para cycling
Summer Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Road race, HC A/B/C
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Road time trial, H4
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Road race, H4
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road race H5
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road time trial H4–5
Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Time trial H5
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Time trial H5
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Road race H5
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Road race H5
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Time trial H5
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam Road race H5
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Rotterdam Mixed team relay H1–H5
Women's cross-country skiing
Winter Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 5km, sitting
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 5km classical, sitting
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 1.1km sprint, sitting
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 12km sitting
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 4 x 2.5km mixed relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sollefteå Cross-country skiing
Women's biathlon
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 6km, sitting
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 10km, sitting
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 12.5km, sitting
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Individual, sitting

Andrea Eskau (born 21 March 1971) is a German handbiker, Paralympic biathlon, and cross country skier who was born in Apolda and was a winner of three gold medals in Summer Paralympic Games.

Career

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In 2014, she became a recipient of another gold medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.[1] In 2013, she was a cross-country sit skiing winner at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Championship. Eskau also competed at the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro winning a gold medal in the H5 Cycling road race and taking home a bronze medal in the H4-5 time trial. In 2018, Eskau went on to compete at her third Winter Paralympmics and won gold in both the 10 km and 12.5 km sitting biathlon.

Personal life

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She became a paraplegic in 1998 when she crashed her bike on the way to school. The accident resulted in many vertebra being broken, this left her without the use of her legs and therefore a wheelchair user.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Andrea Eskau and Anna Schaffelhuber win gold for Germany in Sochi Paralympics". Deutsche Welle. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Andrea Eskau: a para-biathlete".
  3. ^ "Eskau wins first nordic gold for Germany". 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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