Iris Kramer

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Iris Kramer
NationalityGerman
Born (1981-06-22) 22 June 1981 (age 43)
Darmstadt, Germany

Iris Kramer (born 22 June 1981) is a German International motorcycle trials rider. Kramer is notable for winning six German Women's Trials Championships, three Women's FIM Trial European Championships and the 2007 Women's FIM Trial World Championship. [1] In 2011, Kramer was named an FIM Legend for her motorcycling achievements. [2]

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Biography

Born in Darmstadt, Germany, Kramer first competed in the German Women's Trials Championship in 2002, winning the title that year and successfully defending in for the next six years. She competed in the FIM European Championships in 1999, [3] becoming the first Women's European Champion after finishing ahead of Norwegian rider Linda Meyer. In 2000, she again took the championship ahead of Spanish superstar Laia Sanz. Kramer's third European title came in 2001, narrowly beating Laia Sanz again before Sanz turned the tables on her in 2002. Kramer was runner up to Sanz in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 and finished her final season in international competition third in 2009. In the FIM Trial World Championship Kramer finished 2nd in 2000 through 2006 before taking the title in 2007.

National Trials Championship career

YearClassMachineRd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
Rd
4
Rd
5
Rd
6
Rd
7
Rd
8
Rd
9
Rd
10
PointsPosNotes
2005 Flag of Germany.svg German Women's Gas Gas GRO
1
GRO
1
KIE
1
KIE
1
ROH
1
ROH
1
SCH
1
SCH
2
OSN
-
OSN
-
831.91stGerman Women's Champion
2006 Flag of Germany.svg German Women's Gas Gas HER
-
HER
-
DRE
-
DRE
-
PIE
2
PIE
2
157.11stGerman Women's Champion
2007 Flag of Germany.svg German Women's Scorpa GRO
2
GRO
2
HOL
1
ROS
1
SCH
1
SCH
1
ROH
1
ROH
1
NEU
1
NEU
1
10461stGerman Women's Champion

International Trials Championship career

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YearClassMachineRd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
PointsPosNotes
1999European Women's Championship Gas Gas ITA
1
20 1stEuropean Women's Champion
2000European Women's Championship Gas Gas GER
1
ITA
2
NOR
1
571stEuropean Women's Champion
2000FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas SPA
2
172nd
2001European Women's Championship Gas Gas SPA
2
ITA
1
371stEuropean Women's Champion
2001FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas ITA
2
172nd
2002European Women's Championship Gas Gas NOR
2
SPA
2
342nd
2002FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas POR
2
172nd
2003European Women's Championship Gas Gas FRA
2
ITA
2
RSM
2
512nd
2003FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas RSM
2
172nd
2004European Women's Championship Gas Gas FRA
2
GBR
2
SPA
-
343rd
2005European Women's Championship Gas Gas ITA
2
NOR
2
ITA
2
512nd
2005FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas ITA
2
ITA
2
342nd
2006European Women's Championship Gas Gas FRA
2
ITA
3
SPA
2
492nd
2006FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas AND
2
BEL
3
FRA
2
342nd
2007European Women's Championship Scorpa SPA
2
ITA
2
NOR
3
492nd
2007FIM World Women's Championship Scorpa CZE
2
BEL
-
GBR
1
371stFIM Women's World Champion
2008European Women's Championship Scorpa FRA
2
ITA
3
CZE
2
492nd
2008FIM World Women's Championship Scorpa LUX
3
SPA
2
AND
3
323rd
2009European Women's Championship Scorpa POL
3
ITA
3
CZE
3
453rd
2009FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas AND
4
FRA
2
ITA
3
323rd

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References

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  2. "FIM Legends". fim-live.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. "Phototrial". phototrial.it. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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