Tristan Bangma

Tristan Bangma (born 6 October 1997) is a visually impaired Dutch Paralympic cyclist. He represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the men's 1 km time trial B with his sighted pilot Teun Mulder.[1][2]

Tristan Bangma
Personal information
Born (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportCycling
DisabilityVision impairment
Medal record
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 1 km time trial B

At the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Montichiari, Italy, Bangma and Mulder won the silver medal in the Sprint Tandem B event and also in the 1 km time trial Tandem B event.

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships held in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Bangma and Patrick Bos won the bronze medal in the men's time trial B event.[3]

References
  1. "Tristan Bangma". paralympic.org. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. "Baanwielrenner Bangma wint paralympisch goud op kilometer tijdrit". NU.nl (in Dutch). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. "Apeldoorn 2019: Sensational Sarah Storey". paralympic.org. 17 March 2019.


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