Ursula Schwaller She was also the first woman to compete using a handbike, which required special permission for her to take part. Outside of sports, Schwaller works as an architect. Ursula Schwaller Ursula Schwaller (born 26 June 1976) is a Swiss para-cyclist, who won two bronze medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Ursula Schwaller was born on 26 June 1976. In 2002, she suffered an accident while mountain trekking causing her to suffer from paraplegia due to a spinal injury. She was already active in sports, but following the injury she decided to take up para-sports instead. For example, she took up
Ursula Rakova Ursula Rakova Ursula Rakova is an environmentalist and climate change activist from Papua New Guinea. In 2008 she was awarded the Pride of PNG award for her environmental contributions to the development of her country. As executive director of the not-for-profit organisation Tulele Peisa, she is responsible for organizing the relocation of the inhabitants of the Carteret Islands to the mainland of Bougainville Province. The islands are expected to be uninhabitable by 2040, rendering Rakova's people the world's first climate refugees. Rakova was born on the islet of Han in the Carteret Atoll. In 2005 she established a community schooling