Heinz Frei

Heinz Frei

File:Flickr - CarolineG2011 - Great guns at the T54 London Paralympic marathon.jpg Frei at the 2012 London Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	Swiss
Born	(1958-01-28) 28 January 1958
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Athletics, cross-country skiing, and track and road cycling
Disability class	H3
Medal record Men's Athletics Paralympic Games Gold medal – first place 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York 1500m Gold medal – first place 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York 5000m Gold medal – first place 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Marathon Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 1500m Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 10000m Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 800m Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 5000m Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Marathon Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 1500m Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 10000m Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 800m Silver medal – second place 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York 800m Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 800m Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 5000m Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 10000m Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 800m Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 4×400m relay Bronze medal – third place 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York 400m Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 4×100m relay Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Marathon Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 10000m Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Marathon Men's Road cycling Paralympic Games Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Time trial Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Road race Gold medal – first place 2012 London Time trial Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team relay Men's Cross-country skiing Winter Paralympic Games Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck 5km short distance Silver medal – second place 1988 Innsbruck 3x2.5 km relay Bronze medal – third place 1984 Innsbruck 10km middle distance Bronze medal – third place 1984 Innsbruck 3×2.5km relay Bronze medal – third place 1988 Innsbruck 10km long distance Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville/Tignes 3×2.5km relay Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano 10km sitski Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano 15km sitski

Heinz Frei (born 28 January 1958) 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. He has earned 15 gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympics and is a current world record holder in the marathon wheelchair race. 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.

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

See also

• Athletes with most gold medals in one event at the Paralympic Games

External links

• Heinz Frei at the International Paralympic Committee
• Heinz Frei at the Swiss Paralympic Committee (in German and French)