Ursula Egner

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Elfriede Ranz and Ursula Egner (2nd from left), silver medal winners at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Ursula Egner (* 1966 or 1967) is a German racing cyclist .

Life

Ursula Egner is visually impaired and practiced tandem racing as a competitive sport. She became a member of the German national team for handicapped people and won three gold and one silver medals at the 1995 European cycling championships in Altenstadt . Together with Elfriede Ranz as a pilot, she took part in several tandem races at the 1996 Paralympic Summer Games in Atlanta . In the final battle for the medal ranks , the German tandem finished second in the 1000 m time trial after Australia and ahead of Canada and thus won a silver medal. For this success, Ursula Egner and Elfriede Ranz were awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf by the Federal President. They also took part in the pursuit race and the 50/60 kilometer road race.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paralympics In: Focus . August 15, 1996. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Atlanta 1996, Cycling - Women's Track Kilo Tandem Open paralympic.org. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Egner, Ursula
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German disabled athlete
DATE OF BIRTH 1966 or 1967