Heidi Kirste
Heidi Kirste (born February 27, 1966 in Dannenberg ) is a German athlete in wheelchair basketball .
After a riding accident at the age of 14, Heidi Kirste started wheelchair basketball during medical rehabilitation. At the age of 18 she became an Olympic champion as a player in the German national wheelchair basketball team. Among other things, she was Olympic ambassador for the city of Hamburg. At the Summer Paralympics 2000 in Sydney , she led the German team as the flag bearer. After the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens , she ended her international career after playing 215 internationals.
After the end of her active career, Kirste worked as a trainer. So she built up the national team of U25 juniors in wheelchair basketball and was head coach at the first U25 World Cup in Canada in 2011 . In addition, she got involved with RSC Hamburg and Hamburger SV to promote young talent.
Wheelchair basketball
- national player from 1983 to 2004
- 1984 Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville (England): Gold
- World Champion 1986
- 1988 Paralympics in Seoul: silver
- Vice World Champion 1990
- 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta
- German champion in 1998 and 1999
- Paralympics 2000 in Sydney
- Paralympics 2004 in Athens
- Winner of the Hamburg Marathon 1992
Individual evidence
- ↑ The message of Heidi Kirste
- ^ German Disabled Sports Association: Unforgotten - Heidi Kirste, Sydney 2000. In: teamdeutschland-paralympics.de. June 9, 2020, accessed June 9, 2020 .
- ^ The swimming team in Sydney. Kirste, Heidi paralympics.de. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kirste, Heidi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete in wheelchair basketball |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dannenberg |