Felicia Laberer

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Felicia Laberer
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Felicia Laberer in 2022
Personal information
Born (2001-05-13) 13 May 2001 (age 22)
Berlin, Germany
Sport
Sport Paracanoe
Disability Proximal femoral focal deficiency
Disability class KL3
ClubSC Berlin-Grunau
Coached byAndre Brendel
Medal record
Women's paracanoeing
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo KL3
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Dartmouth KL3
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Poznań KL3

Felicia Laberer (born 13 May 2001) is a German paracanoeist. She represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

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Career

Laberer represented Germany at the 2021 Canoe Sprint European Championships in the women's KL3 event and won a gold medal. [1]

Laberer represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's KL3 event and won a bronze medal. [2] For winning a bronze medal at the Paralympics, she was awarded the Silver Laural leaf by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. [3]

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References

  1. "Felicia Laberer". teamdeutschland-paralympics.de. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. "Felicia Laberer". olympics.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes". www.bundespraesident.de (in German). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.