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Claudia Nicoleitzik

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Germany
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Ataxia
Classification
T36, F36

Further personal information

Residence
Püttlingen, GER
Languages
German

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began the sport in 2003.
Club / Team
TV Puttlingen: Germany
Name of coach
Evi Raubuch

International debut

Year
2005
Competing for
Germany
Tournament
European Championships
Location
Espoo, FIN

General interest

Most influential person in career
German sprinter Verena Sailer. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Do your best." (Athlete, 10 Feb 2011)
Awards and honours
She was named Athlete of the Year in Saarland, Germany in 2008 and 2012, and was nominated again in 2016. (saarsportler-des-jahres.de, 27 Nov 2012; magazin-forum.de, 11 Nov 2016)

In 2008 she was decorated with the Silberne Lorbeerblatt [Silver Bay Laurel Leaf] Award. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2011)
Famous relatives
Her younger sister Nicole is also a Para athlete, and competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She finished 10th in the long jump, as well as competing alongside her sister in the 4x100m relay final. (deutsche-paralympische-mannschaft.de, 01 Nov 2016)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T36 Final Round 2
Women's 200 m T36 Final Round 2
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m T36 Heat 1 2011-01-22 3
Women's 200 m T36 Final 2011-01-23 3
Women's 4x100 m T35-38 Final 2011-01-24 4
Women's 100 m T36 Heat 1 2011-01-25 4
Women's 100 m T36 Final 2011-01-26 4
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m T36 Final Round 2012-09-01 3
Women's 200 m T36 Heat 1 2012-09-01 1
Women's 4x100 m T35-38 Final Round 2012-09-04 9999
Women's 100 m T36 Final Round 2012-09-08 3
Women's 100 m T36 Heat 1 2012-09-08 2
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m T36 Final 1 2013-07-23 2
Women's 100 m T36 Final 1 2013-07-27 1
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m T36 Final 1 2015-10-25 2
Women's 100 m T36 Final 1 2015-10-27 3
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T36 Heat 2 2016-09-08 2
Women's 100 m T36 Final Round 2016-09-09 2
Women's 200 m T36 Heat 1 2016-09-12 2
Women's 200 m T36 Final Round 2016-09-13 3
Women's 4x100 m T35-38 Final Round 2016-09-15 4