Barbara Heeb

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Barbara Heeb
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Born (1969-02-13) 13 February 1969 (age 54)
Appenzell, Switzerland
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Barbara Heeb (born 13 February 1969 in Appenzell) is a Swiss road racing cyclist.

In 1996 Heeb won the world championship and finished 8th place in the road race at the Summer Olympics. [1] She was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 1990, 1997 and 1998. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Heeb Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Women)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
Preceded by Swiss Sportswoman of the Year
1996
Succeeded by