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Dutch Paralympic cyclist (born 1997)

Caroline Groot
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27)
Andijk, Netherlands
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classC5
Eventcycling
Medal record
Women's para-cycling
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris C4-5 time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo C4-5 time trial
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Scratch race C4-5
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apeldoorn 500m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2020 Milton 500m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 500m time trial
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow 500m time trial C5
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro 500m time trial C5

Caroline Groot (born 4 September 1997) is a Dutch Paralympic cyclist who competes in C5 classification. She made her first Paralympic appearance during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Caroline claimed gold medal in C5 scratch race at the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.

She pulled off an upset at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships where she beat much fancied British veteran cyclist Sarah Storey to claim gold medal in the women's 500m time trial event. She retained her title in the 500m time trial C5 event at the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships with a timing of 36.159.

She represented Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and competed in women's C4-5 where she claimed a bronze medal. She also set a new world record in women's C5 500m time trial with a record timing of 35.599 to she win the bronze medal.

She competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics and she beat the home favourite, Marie Patouillet, in the women’s C4-5 500m time trial final. The Tokyo silver medallist Kate O’Brien came third.

References

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  4. "Apeldoorn 2019: Caroline Groot's home heroics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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  9. "Paralympics: Track cyclists off the pace in women's C4-5 500m time trial". Stuff. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. Holmes, Jon. "Team LGBTQ athletes on podium in Paris Paralympics' first medal event". OutSports. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

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