Anna Harkowska
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Poland
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| Road cycling | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2012 London | Women's road time trial C4[1] |
| | 2012 London | Women's road race C4-5[1] |
| Track cycling | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
| | 2012 London | Individual pursuit C5[1] |
Anna Harkowska (Polish pronunciation: [ˈanːa xarˈkɔfska]; born 20 March 1980[1] in Świnoujście[2]) is a Polish cyclist. She first trained in running, later taking up triathlon, and eventually concentrating on cycling. In May 2002, she was hit by a car in Szczecin; she suffered 26 fractures in her legs and nearly lost her left leg. She returned to professional cycling after several surgeries and months of rehabilitation.[3] In 2012, Harkowska participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won three silver medals.[1]
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- "Anna Harkowska". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- "Anna Harkowska". Tahitian Noni International (in Polish). Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- Harkowska, Anna (2011-09-12). Anna Harkowska: Nie poddałam się! [I never gave up!]. MobilneKobiety.pl (in Polish). Interview with J.B. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
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