Tristan Bangma

Tristan Bangma (born 6 October 1997) is a visually impaired Dutch Paralympic cyclist. He is a gold medalist in cycling at both the 2016 Summer Paralympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Tristan Bangma
Personal information
Born (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997
Donkerbroek, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportPara-cycling
DisabilityVision impairment
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1 km time trial B
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Individual pursuit B
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Road race B
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Baie-ComeauRoad time trial B
Gold medal – first place2022 Baie-ComeauRoad race B
Track World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesIndividual pursuit C2

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won the gold medal in the men's 1 km time trial B with his sighted pilot Teun Mulder.[1][2] In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit B at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan with his sighted pilot Patrick Bos.[3] He also won the silver medal in the men's road race B at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

At the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Montichiari, Italy, Bangma and Teun Mulder won the silver medal in the Sprint Tandem B event and also in the 1 km time trial Tandem B event.

He also won the silver medal in the 109.3 km road race at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships held in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. At the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won three medals in total: one silver medal and two bronze medals.

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Bangma and Patrick Bos won the bronze medal in the men's time trial B event.[4]

In 2022, he won two gold medals at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships held in Baie-Comeau, Canada. He also won a silver medal at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.

References
  1. "Tristan Bangma". paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Baanwielrenner Bangma wint paralympisch goud op kilometer tijdrit". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Berkeley, Geoff (25 August 2021). "Greco breaks world record to win first gold of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in style". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Apeldoorn 2019: Sensational Sarah Storey". paralympic.org. 17 March 2019.


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