Daphne Schrager

Daphne Schrager
Schrager during the 2024 Road World Championships
Personal information
Born (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000[1]
Malmesbury, U.K.
Sport
SportPara-cycling
DisabilityCerebral palsy
C2
Medal record
Women's para-cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisPursuit C1–3
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesIndividual pursuit C3
Gold medal – first place2024 Rio de JaneiroIndividual pursuit C2
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowIndividual pursuit C2
Silver medal – second place2024 Rio de JaneiroOmnium C2
Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 ZurichTime trial C2
Silver medal – second place2024 ZurichRoad race C2
Bronze medal – third place2021 CascaisRoad race C3

Daphne Schrager (born 24 December 2000) is a British para-cyclist. She won a silver medal representing Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Schrager began her career as a para-athlete competing in sprints, and made her international debut for England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She joined Great Britain's cycling program in December 2019.[2][1]

She made her UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships debut for Great Britain in 2022 and won a gold medal in the individual pursuit event.[3] She again represented Great Britain at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a silver medal in the individual pursuit event.[4]

She represented Great Britain at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a gold medal in the individual pursuit, and a silver medal in the omnium events.[5] She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the individual pursuit C1–3 event.[6][7]

In July 2026, Schrager was given a two-year ban backdated to the commencement of her provisional suspension in June 2025 for an anti-doping rule violation relating to unintentional use of Ligandrol.[8][9]

Personal life

Schrager has cerebral palsy.[10]

She attended Millfield.

References

  1. 1 2 "Daphne Schrager". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) (alternate link)
  2. ↑ "Daphne Schrager: Former sprinter turned para-cyclist on winning her first rainbow jersey". bbc.com. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Dines, Hannah (23 October 2022). "Daphne Schrager shines at track World Championships". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cycling World Championships 2023: Daphne Schrager takes women's C2 individual pursuit silver". bbc.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Para-cycling Track World Championships: Daphne Schrager & Kadeena Cox win in Rio". bbc.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "My story: Daphne Schrager". britishcycling.org. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ↑ McQuarrie, Alec (1 September 2023). "Malmesbury star Daphne Schrager preps for Paris paralympics". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "GB Paralympian Schrager given two-year ban after failed drug test". BBC Sport. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "GB paralympic silver medallist banned for two years for anti-doping rule violation". Cycling Weekly. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Menocal Pareja, Marcos (28 August 2024). "Para-cyclist Daphne Schrager returns to Paris to taste glory once more". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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