Maria Tietze

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Maria Tietze
Personal information
Born (1989-05-24) 24 May 1989 (age 35)
Berlin, East Germany
Home town Leverkusen, Germany
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability class T64
Event(s) 100 metres
200 metres
Long jump
ClubTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Maria Tietze (born 24 May 1989) 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. [1] [2]

Her highest achievement in Paralympic athletics competitions is finishing at fourth place at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in the women's long jump T64. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Maria Tietze". Team Deutschland (in German). Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "Die Auferstehung Maria". Sportstiftung NRW (in German). 17 September 2019.
  3. "Maria Tietze - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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