Michael Sametz
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| Born | May 21, 1996 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Calgary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and road cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Sametz (born May 21, 1996) is a Canadian road racing para cyclist who competes in the C3 classification. He won a bronze medal for Team Canada at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's road time trial C3.
Sametz was born on May 21, 1996, in Calgary, Alberta,[1] to mother Ronda.[2] After suffering a stroke in the womb, he was born with right hemiplegic cerebral palsy.[3] While attending Springbank Community High School, Sametz participated in Alberta Schools' Athletic Association sponsored cross country, golf, and badminton.[4] He began cycling at age 12 when he was looking to try a new sport and turned to competitive road and track cycling in 2014.[5] After graduating from high school, Sametz attended the University of Calgary as a business student with the intention of majoring in accounting.[1]
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