Andrea Eskau

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. 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.

Andrea Eskau
Eskau with the gold medal
Personal information
Born (1971-03-21) 21 March 1971
Apolda, East Germany
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's cycling
Summer Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingRoad race, HC A/B/C
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonRoad time trial, H4
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonRoad race, H4
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroRoad race H5
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroRoad time trial H4–5
Women's cross-country skiing
Winter Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Sochi5km, sitting
Silver medal – second place2018 Pyeongchang5km classical, sitting
Silver medal – second place2018 Pyeongchang1.1km sprint, sitting
Silver medal – second place2018 Pyeongchang12km sitting
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pyeongchang4 x 2.5km mixed relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 SollefteåCross-country skiing
Women's biathlon
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Sochi6km, sitting
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang10km, sitting
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang12.5km, sitting
Bronze medal – third place2010 VancouverIndividual, sitting

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
  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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