Английская Википедия:Arna Sigríður Albertsdóttir

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Icelandic name Шаблон:Infobox sportsperson Arna Sigríður Albertsdóttir (born 8 June 1990) is an Icelandic handcyclist.[1] Formerly a multi-sport athlete, she took up handcycling after being paralyzed in a skiing accident in 2006.[2] In 2015, she became the first Icelandic athlete to compete in the UCI World Championships[3] and in 2021, she became the first Icelander to participate in handcycling at the Paralympics.[4]

Biography

Early life

Arna was born and raised in Ísafjörður, Iceland. In her youth, she trained football, swimming and skiing.[5] During the summer of 2006, she played for BÍ/Bolungarvík's senior football team in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.

Skiing accident

On 30 December 2006, while in a skiing training camp in Geilo, Norway, Arna landed off the track and crashed into a tree, fracturing her spine and paralyzing her below the waist.[6][7][8]

Handcycling

A few years after the accident she moved to Reykjavík and started training under the guidelines of trainer Fannar Karvel.[9] Arna first competed in handcycling in the autumn of 2014.[9] In 2015 she became the first cyclist to represent Iceland at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.[3] On 20 March 2016, she finished first in road race event at a European Handcycling Federation's competition in Abu Dhabi while coming in second in the time trial event.[10]

In August and September 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, becoming the first Icelander to compete in handcycling at the Paralympics.[11][12][13] In the time trial event on 31 August, she finished 11th.[14] In the road race event on 1 September, Arna finished 15th.[15]

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