Sophie Unwin is a visually impaired British racing cyclist who competes in para-cycling tandem road and track events. She began paracycling after attending an open talent event in August 2020.
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She won the bronze medal in the individual pursuit at the 2020 Summer Paralympics alongside Jenny Holl.
Sophie Unwin age
What is Sophie Unwin date of birth? Unwin was born on July 23, 1994.
How old is Sophie Unwin? What is Sophie Unwin age? As of 2022, Unwin is 28 years.
Sophie Unwin height
How tall is Sophie Unwin? Sophie is of average height. What is Sophie Unwin height? Unwin is 1.60m tall.
Sophie Unwin instagram
Sophie can be found on Instagram with the handle unwinsophie and her bio reads;
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Visually Impaired Para-Cyclist 馃嚞馃嚙
World Champion
Paralympic Medalist 馃馃
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Sophie Unwin family
As at the time of writing, there’s no information on Sophie’s family. It’s not known if she is married, in a relationship or has kids.
Also, the names of her parents are not known.
Sophie Unwin disability
Unwin is partially sighted due to Stargardt disease. Despite that, her career trajectory is all the more startling, given that the Devon-based athlete had only been spotted at a Great Britain talent-ID session in August 2020.
Sophie Unwin bronze
In July 2022, Sophie was left in tears in the Commonwealth Games after not being awarded a bronze medal despite a third-placed finish.
She was also fined for protesting against the decision to not award her a Commonwealth Games bronze medal despite her third placed finish.
The tandem B sprint had four entries and rules say only gold and silver medals will be issued in such cases.
Despite that, Unwin and pilot Georgia Holt borrowed bronze medals from team-mates Laura Kenny and Josie Knight to pose for photographs on the podium, leading to the pair been fined by cycling’s governing body, the UCI.
The 200 Swiss francs fine has also been issued to England’s cycling team manager Keith Reynolds. The UCI stated the fine was for “failure to respect the instructions of the commissaire/organiser”.
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