Sandra Graf
Sandra Graf (born 9 December 1969)[1] is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Graf competes in wheelchair races of a variety of distances. She has twice put her career on hold to have children. In 2003 a lung embolism set back her training and kept her from competing in the marathon and 5000 meter distances, although she still competed in the 800 and 1500 meter races.[2] In 2008, during her first London Marathon wheelchair race, she both won the race over American Amanda McGrory and Briton Shelly Woods and set a new course record of 1:48:04. [3] She has competed in athletics at the Summer Paralympics three times, from 2000 to 2008, and won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Games.
References
- ^ "Athlete Biography: Graf, Sandra". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/1/1207961.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ "Switzerland's Top Wheelchair Athletes". Credit Suisse. 2003-08-25. http://emagazine.credit-suisse.com/app/article/index.cfm?aoid=35565&fuseaction=OpenArticle&lang=en. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Flora London Elite Wheelchair Marathon 2008 Results". Huliq News. http://www.huliq.com/56723/flora-london-elite-wheelchair-marathon-2008-race-results. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
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Swiss Paralympic athlete |
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1969-12-09 |
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