Anthony Kappes

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Anthony Kappes (born 1 March 1973) is an English road and track racing cyclist, Paralympian and disabled athlete.

Biography

Born in Stockport, Cheshire,cite web| url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/1206619.shtml| title=Athlete Biography - KAPPES Anthony| publisher=Beijing Paralympics official website] Kappes is partially sighted and competes in the B&VI 1–3 class.cite web| url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/OlympicGames2008/20080906_Athony_Kappes.asp| title=Anthony Kappes First Games| author=Larry Hickmott| publisher=British Cycling|date=2008-09-06|accessdate=2008-09-10]

He is the current World record holder for 200 metres, along with his pilot Barney Storey. Storey and Kappes became the first Paralympic team to hold the able-bodied British National Tandem Sprint Championships title in 2006. [cite news|URL=http://archive.thisisdorset.net/2006/7/7/118005.html|title=Record duo sprint to tandem triumph|publisher=Bournemouth Echo|date=7 July 2006]

Kappes, began working with a new tandem pilot internationally in 2008, Jon Norfolk sacrificed his career as a member of Great Britain's able-bodied squad in order to work with Paralympians, and had to take a three year break from competition in order to quallify. The pair are now coached by Storey. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7310892.stm| title=Tandem pairing ready for action| author=Elizabeth Hudson| publisher=BBC Sport| date=2008-03-25|accessdate=2008-09-10] Kappes and Norlfolk beat Simon Jackson and Storey to win the sprint event at the 2008 VISA Paralympic World Cup. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7393242.stm| title=GB cyclists continue medal haul| author=Elizabeth Hudson| publisher=BBC Sport| date=2008-05-09|accessdate=2008-09-10]

Riding with Storey once more at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Kappes won gold at the Kilo and the Sprint. [cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/CT/C73C/CTM036100.pdf|format=PDF|title=Men's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3) Official Results|publisher=Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games official website|date=2008-09-08|accessdate=2008-09-10]

Palmarès

;2006:gold medal Sprint, World Disability Championships:gold medal Kilo, World Disability Championships

;2007:gold medal Sprint, World Disability Championships:gold medal Kilo, World Disability Championships

;2008:gold medal Kilo (B&VI 1–3), Paralympics, Beijing (with Barney Storey):gold medal Sprint (B&VI 1–3), Paralympics, Beijing (with Barney Storey):1st Sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup (with Jon Norfolk)

References

External links

* [http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/GBRiderInfo/Kappes_Anthony_Bio.asp British Cycling Bio]
*cite web|url=http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/news/podcasts/interview-with-anthony-kappes,93,SNS.html| title=Listen to an interview with Anthony Kappes|publisher=Action for Blind People|date=2008-09-05|accessdate=2008-09-10

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DATE OF BIRTH= 1973-03-1
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