Heinz Frei
Frei at the 2012 London Paralympics
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1958-01-28) 28 January 1958
Sport
Country  Switzerland
SportAthletics, cross-country skiing, and track and road cycling
Disability classH3
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York1500m
Gold medal – first place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York5000m
Gold medal – first place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New YorkMarathon
Gold medal – first place1988 Seoul1500m
Gold medal – first place1988 Seoul10000m
Gold medal – first place1992 Barcelona800m
Gold medal – first place1992 Barcelona5000m
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaMarathon
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta1500m
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta10000m
Gold medal – first place2000 Sydney800m
Silver medal – second place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York800m
Silver medal – second place1988 Seoul800m
Silver medal – second place1988 Seoul5000m
Silver medal – second place1992 Barcelona10000m
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta800m
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta4×400m relay
Bronze medal – third place1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York400m
Bronze medal – third place1992 Barcelona4×100m relay
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2000 Sydney10000m
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyMarathon
Men's Road cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTime trial
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingRoad race
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTime trial
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam relay
Men's Cross-country skiing
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Innsbruck5km short distance
Silver medal – second place1988 Innsbruck3x2.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1984 Innsbruck10km middle distance
Bronze medal – third place1984 Innsbruck3×2.5km relay
Bronze medal – third place1988 Innsbruck10km long distance
Bronze medal – third place1992 Albertville/Tignes3×2.5km relay
Bronze medal – third place1998 Nagano10km sitski
Bronze medal – third place1998 Nagano15km sitski

Heinz Frei (born 28 January 1958)[1] is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Frei has had a long career of racing, winning the London Marathon wheelchair race three times, and earning five medals at the 2003 European games at the age of 45.[2] He has earned 15 gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympics and is a current world record holder in the marathon wheelchair race.[3] He competed in athletics at every Summer Paralympic Games from 1984 to 2008, and at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in cycling, using a handcycle. At the Winter Paralympics, he competed in cross-country sit-skiing between 1984 and 2006 and in the biathlon in 1994.[4]

Frei planned to retire from track competition at an event on 28 August 2009, though he will continue competing in road races.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Biography: Frei, Heinz". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Schiendorfer, Andreas (25 August 2003). "Switzerland's Top Wheelchair Athletes". Credit Suisse. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Heinz Frei at Weltklasse Zurich". Weltklasse Zurich. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  4. ↑ "Heinz Frei". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.


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