Claudia Wieland

Claudia Wieland with a sculpture in her honor in June 2007

Claudia Wieland (born April 8, 1984 in Stuttgart ) from Pfedelbach -leichen is a German art cyclist . In 2004 and 2005 she was world champion in the women's single art cycling , in 2006 she was second in the world championship.

Career

She came to artistic cycling at the age of five, because her father and grandfather also practiced this sport at the Hohenlohe Öhringen 1887 eV cycling club . After the 2006 World Cup, she announced her resignation from artistic cycling on November 29, 2006 and officially ended her career on June 24, 2007 with a farewell gala in Öhringen in order to concentrate on studying business education at the University of Hohenheim .

Sporting successes

• World Champion 2004 and 2005
• Vice world champion 2006
• European junior champion in 2000, 2001 and 2002
• German champion 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2006
• Hohenlohe athlete of the year 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

Web links

• Profile of Claudia Wieland ( memento from October 19, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "I always had a guilty conscience". Art cyclist Claudia Wieland on her withdrawal from competitive sport . In: Hohenloher Zeitung from December 1, 2006
2. ↑ Andreas Eberle: A world premiere to say goodbye . In: Hohenloher Zeitung of June 26, 2007
3. ↑ Andreas Eberle: "That is the grand finale of my career" . In: Hohenloher Zeitung of March 19, 2007. Report on the award of the Hohenloher Sportswoman of the Year 2006 award ( Memento of August 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive )