Anaïs Vincent
French para-cyclist (born 2000)
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Anaïs Vincent (born 31 March 2000) is a French Para-cyclist. She represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 2000[1] Montélimar, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | H3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Wibmer made her international debut for France in August 2023 at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won bronze medals in the road race and time trial H3 events.[1] Weeks later she then competed at the 2023 European Para Championships in cycling and won a gold medal in the mixed team relay H1–5, along with Johan Quaile, and Joseph Fritsch, and a bronze medal in the time trial H3 event.[2][3]
In September 2024, Wibmer represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in fifth place in both the road race H1–4 and time trial H1–3 events.[4][5] Weeks later, she then competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a bronze medal in the time trial H3 event.[6]
Personal life
On 6 March 2021, Vincent was pursuing a STAPS (Sciences and Techniques of Physical and Sports Activities) degree to become a teacher when she was involved in a cliff climbing accident near Lake Bourget. She fell 20 meters and landed on her back, damaging her C2 vertebrae and became a quadriplegic.[7][8]
