Holger Geffers
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Holger Geffers is a paralympic athlete
from Germany
competing mainly in category T12 sprints events.
Holger competed in three Paralympics winning 2 silver and 1 bronze medal. Her first games were in 1992
in Barcelona
where she competed in the 100m and 400m. She then won all her medals in the 1996 Summer Paralympics
winning silvers as part of the German 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams and a bronze in the 200m as well as competing in the 100m and pentathlon. She then made her last appearance in the 2000 Summer Paralympics
where she competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m and pentathlon.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
competing mainly in category T12 sprints events.
Holger competed in three Paralympics winning 2 silver and 1 bronze medal. Her first games were in 1992
1992 Summer Paralympics
The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Sports :The games consisted of 487 events spread over fifteen sports. Powerlifting and weightlifting were considered to be a single sport...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
where she competed in the 100m and 400m. She then won all her medals in the 1996 Summer Paralympics
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
winning silvers as part of the German 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams and a bronze in the 200m as well as competing in the 100m and pentathlon. She then made her last appearance in the 2000 Summer Paralympics
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
where she competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m and pentathlon.