Sandra Graf

Sandra Graf

Graf as flag bearer for Switzerland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations
Personal information
National team	Swiss
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Disability class	T54
Event	Marathon
Medal record Women's para cycling Representing  Switzerland Paralympic Games 2012 London Road time trial H3 2008 Beijing Marathon T54 2012 London Marathon T54
Updated on 16 September 2016

Sandra Graf (born 9 December 1969)[1] is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Graf competes in wheelchair races of a variety of distances.

Life

Graf 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 5,000-meter distances, although she still competed in the 800- and 1,500-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 five consecutive Summer Paralympics from 2000 to 2016, and won bronze medals in the marathon in 2008 and 2012. In 2012, she also won the road time trial H3 cycling event, in which she participated using a handcycle.[4]

References

1. "Athlete Biography: Graf, Sandra". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
2. "Switzerland's Top Wheelchair Athletes". Credit Suisse. 2003-08-25. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
3. "Flora London Elite Wheelchair Marathon 2008 Results". Huliq News. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
4. "IPC Historical Results Database". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-08-04.

External links

• Sandra Graf at the International Paralympic Committee
• Sandra Graf at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Sandra Graf at the Swiss Paralympic Committee (in German and French)