Margret IJdema

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Margret IJdema (born 7 February 1976) is a Dutch paratriathlete. She represents the Netherlands at international competitions.[1][2][3] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics,[4] and at the World Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019.[5]

Before being impaired, IJdema was a professional racehorse trainer. Due to a horse riding accident in 2000, IJdema has a paraplegia.[6]

She learned about paratriathlon during her rehabilitation. She started with the sport seriously in 2016. She was Dutch Paratriathlete champion three times.[6] She won the silver medal at the 2018 and 2018 European Championships.[7]

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  1. "Paratriatlete Margret IJdema pakt de draad weer op". www.rodi.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. "Margret IJdema volop in voorbereiding op Paralympische Spelen: 'Ik ga voor goud'". 3athlon.nl (in Dutch). 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. "Margret IJdema drinkt graag een kopje thee met de koning. Ze gaat tijdens de Paralympics voor de gouden medaille. 'Hopelijk kunnen we de Nederlandse supporters een mooie sportzomer laten beleven'". www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl (in Flemish). Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  4. "Triathlon IJDEMA Margret - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". web.archive.org. 2021-08-28. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  5. Triathlon, World. "Athlete Profile: Margret Ijdema H1". World Triathlon. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Val van paard veranderde Margrets leven, dit jaar gaat ze voor goud op de Spelen". www.nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  7. Triathlon, World. "Athlete Profile: Margret Ijdema H1". World Triathlon. Retrieved 2022-03-08.