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Michael Sametz

b. 1996

Canadian road cyclist (born 1996)

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Born 1996. Michael Sametz is a Canadian sport cyclist.

Michael Sametz (born May 21, 1996) is a Canadian road racing para cyclist who competes in the C3 classification. He won a bronze medal for Team Canada at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's road time trial C3.

Early life Sametz was born on May 21, 1996, in Calgary, Alberta, to mother Ronda. After suffering a stroke in the womb, he was born with right hemiplegic cerebral palsy. While attending Springbank Community High School, Sametz participated in Alberta Schools' Athletic Association sponsored cross country, golf, and badminton. He began cycling at age 12 when he was looking to try a new sport and turned to competitive road and track cycling in 2014. After graduating from high school, Sametz attended the University of Calgary as a business student with the intention of majoring in accounting. He subsequently qualified for the 2015 Parapan American Games where he won a silver medal in the men's individual pursuit Cl-3 final. In 2016, at the age of 20, Sametz was named to Team Canada's 2016 Summer Paralympics team. In his Paralympic Games debut as the youngest member of the Canadian para-cycling team, Sametz won a bronze medal in the Road time trial C3. He was subsequently honoured by Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi upon his return.

Following his Paralympic debut, Sametz won a gold medal at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships by beating silver medalist Sergey Ustinov in the C3 Track time trial. He returned to the championships the following year and obtained a world championship title in the time trial. Prior to the trial, Sametz chose to use a bigger gear on his bike to gain speed on the descents.

In 2020, Sametz was named to Canada's Paralympic Team prior to the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics.

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Springbank Community High School

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Canadian road cyclist (born 1996)

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Michael Sametz was born on 21 May 1996 in Calgary.

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Michael Sametz is a sport cyclist.

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