Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
F34
Further personal information
Occupation
Teacher
Languages
German
Higher education
Education - Evangelical Professional School Wolmirstedt: Germany
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up Para athletics in 2000.
Why this sport?
Originally a discus thrower, she later switched to javelin and shot put.
Club / Team
SC Magdeburg: Germany
Name of coach
Theresa Wagner [personal], GER, from 2016
International debut
Year
2011
Competing for
Germany
General interest
Hobbies
Cooking, handball, reading. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal in the javelin at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
Most influential person in career
Her coach. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." [Henry van Dyke] (dbs-npc.de, 07 Sep 2012)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (volksstimme.de, 09 Nov 2019)
Impairment
She was born with cerebral palsy. (mz-web.de, 04 Sep 2012)
Other information
THROWING SWITCH
In 2017 she began to focus on the shot put, having also previously competed in javelin. The decision was made when she started to work with coach Theresa Wagner. (volksstimme.de, 10 Jun 2019)
In 2017 she began to focus on the shot put, having also previously competed in javelin. The decision was made when she started to work with coach Theresa Wagner. (volksstimme.de, 10 Jun 2019)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Javelin F52/53/33/34 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 2 | |
Women's Shot Put F32-34 | Final Round | 2012-09-06 | 10 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Women's Javelin F33/34 | Final 1 | 2013-07-23 | 3 | |
Women's Shot Put F32-34 | Final 1 | 2013-07-26 | 11 |