Josef Giesen (biathlete)

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Josef Giesen (* 1958 ) is a former German disabled athlete .

Career

Josef Giesen comes from the Emsland . He is severely disabled because his mother took Contergan during her pregnancy , so he was born without arms. Since Josef Giesen really wanted to do sports, he became a member of VfL Herzlake . He chose biathlon as a sport . To do this, it was necessary to develop a special rifle with which one could shoot without arms. He was therefore given a rifle design with which one could shoot with the mouth without arms.

In addition to biathlon, he also did cross-country skiing in Nordic skiing . His performance in both sports disciplines was so good that he was appointed to the German National Paralympic team in 2002 . At these games he won a gold medal in 7.5 km cross-country skiing.

He was also at the Winter Paralympics 2006 in Turin . Here, too, he was one of the German medalists, as he finished second over 7.5 km and thus won the silver medal.

Finally, he ended his active sports career at the Paralympic Winter Games 2010 with a third place and winning a bronze medal in the biathlon over 12.5 km.

For winning the gold medal at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2002, he received the Silver Laurel Leaf .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b He never gave up , report on hna.de from May 16, 2018, accessed on June 7, 2019
  2. ↑ Shooting without arms? Of course it works - and how! Retrieved on July 13, 2019 (German).
  3. ↑ a b Art shooter without arms , report in the Hamburger Abendblatt from March 18, 2018, accessed on June 7, 2019
  4. ↑ Paralympic Winter Games 2002, medal winners ...
  5. ↑ 11th sports report from the federal government to the Bundestag from December 4, 2006 - printed matter 16/3715 - pages 66/67
personal data
SURNAME Giesen, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German disabled athlete
DATE OF BIRTH 1958