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Rachel Morris

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Rachel Morris, born on 25 April 1979, is a British Paralympic sportswoman who has won Paralympic gold medals in both cycling and rowing. She took a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics as a handcyclist, and eight years later at Rio she won gold in the women's single sculls as a rower. She lost both her legs to complex regional pain syndrome and cycles in part to manage the pain, and she won the time trial and the road race in the women's B categories at the 2007 World Para-cycling Championships in Bordeaux, France.

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Birth Year
1979 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Gold Medals
2 1
Classification
Competition Category
Para or Adaptive 1
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Rachel Morris (born 25 April 1979) is a British Paralympic sportswoman who has won Paralympic gold medals in both Cycling and Rowing.
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    She took a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics as a handcyclist, and eight years later at Rio she won gold in the women's single sculls as a rower.
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    Rachel Morris (born 25 April 1979) is a British Paralympic sportswoman who has won Paralympic gold medals in both Cycling and Rowing.
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