Ana Maria Vitelaru

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Ana Maria Vitelaru
Personal information
Born (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983
Romania
Sport
Country Italy
Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing  Italy
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisRoad race H5
Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 CascaisRoad race H5
Silver medal – second place2021 CascaisTime trial H5
Silver medal – second place2022 Baie-ComeauRoad race H5
Silver medal – second place2022 Baie-ComeauTime trial H5
Silver medal – second place2024 ZurichRoad race H5
Silver medal – second place2025 RonseRoad race H5
Bronze medal – third place2018 ManiagoRoad race H5
Bronze medal – third place2018 ManiagoTime trial H5
Bronze medal – third place2023 GlasgowTime trial H5
Bronze medal – third place2024 ZurichTime trial H5
Bronze medal – third place2025 RonseTime trial H5

Ana Maria Vitelaru (born 30 March 1983) is an Italian cyclist who competes in handcycle events. Vitelaru represented Italy at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal in the latter.

Early life

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

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

  1. "Ana Maria Vitelaru". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 5 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  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).