Edith Wolf-Hunkeler
Edith Wolf-Hunkeler (born July 30, 1972 in Altishofen ) is a Swiss athlete . The wheelchair athlete drives medium and long distances as well as the marathon route .
Life
The trained commercial clerk has been paraplegic since a serious car accident in Zofingen in February 1994 . After her rehabilitation , she traveled to the United States for five months to study English. In Florida , she got to know disabled sports and began to play intensively herself.
Although she was able to qualify for the Paralympics in Sydney 2000 , she was unable to take part in the Berlin Marathon due to a serious fall .
Wolf-Hunkeler has had a daughter since September 14, 2010 and married Mark Wolf in August 2011. The family lives in Dagmersellen .
Sporting successes
Edith Wolf-Hunkeler is multiple European champion in various disciplines. Her most successful competitions so far were at the European Athletics Championships in Assen in 2003, where she won the gold medal over 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and the marathon course.
She won the Women's Wheelchair Division of the New York City Marathon in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009. She was honored by the New York Road Runners on November 1, 2018 during TCS New York City Marathon Race Week.
2013
- IPC World Championships in Lyon: 1 × silver (1500 m), 3 × bronze (800 m, 5000 m, marathon)
2012
- Summer Paralympics in London: 1 × gold (5000 m), 2 × silver (1500 m, 800 m), 1 × bronze (400 m)
2008
- Summer Paralympics in Beijing: 1 × gold (marathon), 1 × bronze (1500 m)
2006
- Boston Marathon victory
2004
- Summer Paralympics in Athens: 2 × silver (1500 m and 5000 m)
- 2nd place in the Boston Marathon with 1:41:13 h over 42.195 km
- Swiss champion over 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m and 5000 m
2003
- Swiss champion over 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m and 5000 m
- European champion over 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and marathon distance in Assen, Netherlands
- Victory over 800 m at the EAA Meeting Lucerne
- 3rd place in the Boston Marathon
2002
- Boston Marathon victory
1999
- Victory at the Hamburg marathon
Television appearances
Wolf-Hunkeler moderated the Miss Switzerland election in 2001 together with Beni Thurnheer , and in June 2013 she was on the jury for the election. In November 2013, she stood in front of the camera for a week as a guest presenter on the show glanz & gloria .
Honors
Edith Wolf-Hunkeler was voted Swiss Disabled Athlete of the Year seven times (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012) for her achievements .
Web links
- Website by Edith Wolf-Hunkeler
- Edith Hunkeler does not feel disabled. Interview from July 10, 2010 in Der Sonntag
- Mother on wheels. A year with Edith Hunkeler and her daughter Elin. Video in: Reporter from November 6, 2011 (23 minutes)
Individual evidence
- ↑ A girl for Edith Hunkeler in: Blick.ch from September 16, 2010
- ↑ Edith Hunkeler and Mark Wolf surprise the guests with a wedding . In: Aargauer Zeitung of August 8, 2011
- ↑ Deena Kastor, Peter Ciaccia, Edith Wolf Hunkeler, Martin Lel, Allison Roe, and Don Kardong to be honored by New York Road Runners on November 1 during TCS New York City Marathon Race Week . In: NYRR . October 24, 2018 ( nyrr.org ).
- ^ Valérie de Graffenried: Une Suissesse au panthéon du marathon . In: Le Temps . November 3, 2018 ( letemps.ch ).
- ^ "G & g" guest presenter Hunkeler: "I wanted to become a farmer" , information page of Swiss radio and television, accessed on November 26, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolf-Hunkeler, Edith |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altishofen |