Suzanna Tangen
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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1989 Porsgrunn, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | H4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Suzanna Tangen (born 27 April 1989) is a Norwegian para-cyclist who represents the Grenland Sykleklubb. She competes in the H4 category.
During the Idrettsgallaen 2023, she was nominated for the award for "breakthrough of the year" and the Idrettsgallaen 2024, she was nominated for the award "female para athlete of the year".
At the age of 2, Tangen contracted inflammation of the spinal cord which caused temporary paralysis. She got better but the strength in her legs remained weak. She is one of 13 siblings and grew up in Porsgrunn. At the age of 20, she took part in the Lars Monsen series on NRK, "Ingen Grenser".[1]
Since 2015, Tangen has lived and trained in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[2]
