Dorothee Vieth
Dorothee Vieth in 2016.
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1960-10-12) 12 October 1960 (age 63)[1]
Hamburg, West Germany[2]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportCycling
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Road race

Dorothee Vieth (born 12 October 1960) is a German Paralympic cyclist.

Vieth first participated in the Summer Paralympics in 2008 where she won two bronze medals in the time trial and road race events. At the 2012 games she won a silver medal in the time trial event and a bronze in the road race event and won a gold medal in the time trial event at the 2016 games.[3]

She has a paralysis of the leg and gluteus muscles. She is also a violinist and violin teacher.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Rio 2016 Schedule & Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Dorothee Vieth - Team Deutschland Paralympics". www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de (in German). Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Dorothee Vieth - Cycling - Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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