Sandra Schumacher

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Sandra Schumacher
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Schumacher in 1986
Personal information
Full nameSandra Schumacher
Born (1966-12-25) 25 December 1966 (age 56)
Cologne, West Germany
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's road cycling
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Individual Road Race
UCI Road World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Italy Road race

Sandra Schumacher (born 25 December 1966) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer, who represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics. There she won the bronze medal in the women's road race, finishing behind USA riders Connie Carpenter-Phinney (gold) and Rebecca Twigg (silver). [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sandra Schumacher". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2015.