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Ana Maria Vitelaru

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Ana Maria Vitelaru
Personal information
Born (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 41)
Romania
Sport
Country Italy
Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing  Italy
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Road race H5
Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cascais Road race H5
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cascais Time trial H5
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race H5
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial H5
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Road race H5
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Maniago Road race H5
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Maniago Time trial H5
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Time trial H5
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Time trial H5

Ana Maria Vitelaru (born 30 March 1983) is an Italian cyclist who competes in handcycle events. Vitelaru has appeared in two Summer Paralympics, 2020 in Tokyo and 2024 in Paris, winning a bronze medal in the latter.

Early life

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Vitelaru was born in Romania on 30 March 1983. In 2000, when she was 17, she emigrated to Italy, and in the same year, she was involved in an accident at a train station that caused her to have both of her legs amputated.[1][2]

Cycling career

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At the 2018 Road World Championships, Vitelaru won the bronze medal in the road race and time trial.[3] She also competed in these two events in the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, where she won the silver medal in both of these events behind Chantal Haenen.[4] At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Vitelaru won the silver medal in the road race and time trial events.[5][6] At the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, she won the bronze medal in the time trial. In the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Vitelaru won the bronze medal in the road race.

References

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  1. ^ "Ana Maria Vitelaru". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ Giannetta, Eugenio (3 September 2024). "Ciclismo. Ana Maria Vitelaru: «Ho perso mio fratello, vorrei il podio per lui»" (in Italian). Avvenire.
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL BOOK OF RESULTS" (PDF). UCI. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Chantal Haenen pakt goud op WK Handbike". 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg (in Dutch). 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS WOMEN'S H5 TIME TRIAL" (PDF).
  6. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS WOMEN'S H5 ROAD RACE" (PDF).
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