Martin Fleig

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Martin Fleig
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 33)
Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany
Website www.martin-fleig.de
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Disability class LW11
Medal record
Men's para biathlon
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Winter Paralympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang 15km sitting
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing 10km sitting

Martin Fleig (born 15 October 1989) is a German male Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

He made his Paralympic debut during the 2014 Winter Paralympics which was held in Sochi, Russia. Martin went onto compete at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, his second consecutive Winter Paralympic event and claimed his first Paralympic medal in the biathlon event. [4] [5]

Martin Fleig clinched a gold medal in the men's 15km sitting event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. [6] [7]

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References

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