Sabine Brogle (Ettenheim, 3 May 1965) is a German paralympic air rifle athlete . She competed at the in 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, and 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. She won three bronze and two silver medals. [1]
At the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in Women's Air Rifle 3x20 SH1, [2] and in Women's Standard Rifle 3x20 SH1. [3]
At the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, she won a silver medal in Women's Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1, [4] and in Women's Air Rifle Standing SH1. [5] [6]
At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, she won a bronze medal in Women's 10 metre air rifle standing SH1. [7] [8] She competed in Women's Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1. [9]
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, she competed in Women's Sport Rifle 3x20 SH1, [10] and Women's Air Rifle Standing SH1. [11]
She could not compete in 2016 due to a shoulder injury. [12]
She trains with BSG Offenburg; her coach is Rudi Krenn.
Michael Johnson is a New Zealand Paralympic shooter who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
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