Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's road race H1–3

The Women's road race H1-3 cycling event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on September 7 at Brands Hatch. Fifteen riders from ten different nations competed. The race distance was 48 km.

Cycling, Women's road race H1-3
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueBrands Hatch
DatesSeptember 7
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marianna Davis  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Monica Bascio  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rachel Morris  Great Britain

Rachel Morris and Karen Darke chose to finish together, and crossed the finish line holding hands. A photo finish showed Morris's front wheel crossed the line first, so she was awarded the bronze medal.[1]

Results edit

DNF = Did not finish. LAP=Lapped (8 km).

Rank Name Country Class Time
  Marianna Davis   United States H2 1:41:34
  Monica Bascio   United States H3 1:42:07
  Rachel Morris   Great Britain H3 1:43:08
4 Karen Darke   Great Britain H2 1:43:08
5 Sandra Graf   Switzerland H3 1:50:13
6 Svetlana Moshkovich   Russia H3 1:51:29
7 Francesca Fenocchio   Italy H2 1:55:10
8 Susan Reid   New Zealand H3 2:00:39
9 Claudia Schuler   Italy H2 2:02:15
10 Anna Oroszova   Slovakia H2 2:03:55
Kim Jung Im   South Korea H3 LAP
Kadidia Nikiema   Burkina Faso H3 LAP
Murielle Lambert   France H3 LAP
Alicia Dana   United States H2 DNF
Ursula Schwaller   Switzerland H2 DNF

References edit

  • "Schedule & Results - Cycling Track". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  1. ^ "Paralympics: Rachel Morris & Karen Darke try to share bronze". Paralympics 2012 - BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2013.