Heinz Frei

Heinz Frei (born 28 January 1958)[1] is a Swiss wheelchair athlete. Frei has had a long career of racing, winning the London Marathon wheelchair race three times, and earning five medals at the 2003 European games at the age of 45.[2] He has earned 15 gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympics and is a current world record holder in the half-marathon and marathon wheelchair races.[3] He competed in athletics at every Summer Paralympic Games from 1984 to 2008, and at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in cycling, using a handcycle. At the Winter Paralympics, he competed in cross-country sit-skiing between 1984 and 2006 and in the biathlon in 1994.[4]

Heinz Frei
Frei at the 2012 London Paralympics
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1958-01-28) 28 January 1958
Sport
Country  Switzerland
SportAthletics, cross-country skiing, and track and road cycling
Disability classH3

Frei planned to retire from track competition at an event on 28 August 2009, though he will continue competing in road races.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Athlete Biography: Frei, Heinz". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  2. Schiendorfer, Andreas (2003-08-25). "Switzerland's Top Wheelchair Athletes". Credit Suisse. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  3. "Heinz Frei at Weltklasse Zurich". Weltklasse Zurich. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  4. Results for heinz frei from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)


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