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| Born | 25 August 1972 Lemgo, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frank Tinnemeier (born 25 August 1972) 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. [1] [2]
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Sebastian Ernst Klaus Dietz is a German track and field athlete who competes in disability athletics in the F36 category. Dietz specializes in both the discus and shot put, winning a gold medal in the former at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. As well as achieving Paralympic success Dietz has also won gold in his classification in both discus and shot put at the IPC World Championships.
Irmgard Bensusan is a South African born Paralympic sprinter who now competes for Germany, mainly in T44 classification events. Bensusan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she won three silver medals in the 100, 200 and 400 metre sprints.
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.
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.
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.
Christoph Burkard 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.
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.
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.
Frederike Charlotte Koleiski is a German Paralympic athlete who competes in discus throw and shot put in international elite competitions. She is a World champion in shot put and narrowly missed a medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Janne Sophie Engeleiter is a German Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting and long jump events at international elite events. She is a multiple European medalist in 100 metres.
Maike Hausberger is a German Paralympic cyclist who competes in international elite competitions, she is also a former Paralympic athlete and triathlete. Hausberger switched to cycling in 2017 because of sporting injuries in her track and field career.
Taliso Engel is a blind German para swimmer who competes in international elite competitions.
Merle Marie Menje is a German para-athlete and para cross-country skier who competes in international elite competitions. She is a double European champion and is selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
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.
