Marco Maier

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Marco Maier
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 23)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability class LW8
ClubSV Kirchzarten
Coached byRalf Rombach
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Winter Paralympics
Men's para biathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing 6 km standing
Men's para cross-country skiing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Beijing 1.5km standing

Marco Maier (born 20 December 1999) is a German biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. [1]

Career

Maier represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a silver medal in the men's 6 kilometres standing event. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Marco Maier". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. "Marco Maier". nordski.de. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. Lloyd, Owen (5 March 2022). "Ukraine top Beijing 2022 Paralympics medals table after opening day with three biathlon golds". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 6 March 2022.