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Born | Rottweil, West Germany | 14 November 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Dysmelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S8, SB6, SM8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christoph Burkard (born 14 November 1983) is a retired German Paralympic swimmer who specialises in freestyle swimming and breaststroke and he competes in international level events. He is a four time World medalist, Paralympic champion and a European bronze medalist. He was born without his lower legs. [1] [2] [3]
Hunter Woodhall is an American track and field athlete. He won a bronze medal in the Men's 400 m T62 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Nicole Nicoleitzik is a German Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and long jump events.
Lindy Ave is a German Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump in international level events.
Alhassane Baldé is a Guinean-born German Paralympic athlete who competes in long-distance running events in international level events.
Maria Tietze is a German Paralympic athlete and former association football player. She was a very keen footballer before she was involved in a motorcycle accident which resulted in her left leg amputated below the knee.
Léon Gabrial Schäfer is a German Paralympic athlete who competes in mainly sprinting and long jump events at international level events and is a current world record holder in the men's long jump T63.
Jan Gürtler is a German para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a World silver medalist, a double European champion and three-time Paralympic medalist in team events.
Daniel Simon is a German Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He is a World champion and triple European bronze medalist, he has competed at the Paralympic Games three times.
Torben Schmidtke is a German Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He specialises in freestyle swimming and breaststroke swimming where he has won two Paralympic medals, two World medals and three European medals.
Guillermo Osvaldo Marro is an Argentine Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite events. He specialises in backstroke swimming. He is a triple Paralympic medalist, double World medalist and a triple Parapan American Games champion. He is highly regarded as Argentina's most successful Paralympic swimmer.
Mathias Uwe Schulze is a German Paralympic athlete who competes in discus throw, javelin throw and shot put at international elite events. He is a two-time World medalist and a European champion in shot put. He was born without his left hand.
Frank Tinnemeier is a German Paralympic athlete who competes in shot put at international elite events. He is a three-time world medalist and a European champion, who has also competed at the Paralympic Games three times.
Janne Sophie Engeleiter was born on 18 August 1995, in Rathenow, Germany. She is a German Paralympic athlete, who competes in sprinting and long jump events at international elite events. She is also a multiple European medalist in 100 metres.
Taliso Engel is a blind German para swimmer who competes in international elite competitions.
Tobias Pollap is a German Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite competitions. He is a three-time World medalist and an eight-time European medalist. He has also competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Gina Böttcher is a German Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite competitions. She is a six-time European medalist. She has competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but did not medal.
Josia Tim Alexander Topf is a German Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite competitions. He is a European bronze medalist and has competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but did not medal.
Juliane Mogge is a German Paralympic athlete who competes at international track and field competitions in the shot put. She is a World silver medalist and a two-time European bronze medalist.
Emely Telle is a German former Paralympic swimmer who competed at international swimming competitions. She is a two-time World silver medalist and European silver medalist in the breaststroke. She also competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she finished in eighth and ninth place in the 50m freestyle S12 and 100m breaststroke SB13 respectively.
Steffen Barsch is a German retired sitting volleyball player who competed at international sitting volleyball competitions. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist, World silver medalist and six-time European medalist. He has competed at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics.