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Cornelia Wibmer

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Cornelia Wibmer
Wibmer in 2022
Personal information
NicknameConny
NationalityAustrian
Born (1979-07-01) 1 July 1979 (age 45)[1]
Wörgl, Austria
Sport
SportPara-cycling
Disability classH4
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Women's para-cycling
Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Time trial H4
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Road race H4
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Rotterdam Time trial H4

Cornelia Wibmer (born 1 July 1979) is an Austrian Para-cyclist. She represented Austria at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

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Wibmer made her international debut for Austria at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and finished in fourth place in the road race and time trial H4 events.[1] She was subsequently named the Austrian female para-cyclist of the year in 2022.[2]

In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 European Para Championships and won a bronze medal in the time trial H4 event.[3]

In September 2024, Wibmer represented Austria at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in 11th place in the road race H1–4 event and 13th place in the time trial H4–5 event.[4] Weeks later, she then competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a silver medal in the time trial H4 event.[5]

Personal life

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Wibmer has been a paraplegic since an accident in 2001.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cornelia Wibmer". olympics.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Conny Wibmer beim Paralympics-Debüt chancenlos: "Druck war riesig"". salzburg24.at (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Europameisterschaft 2023: Erfolgreicher Auftritt in rot-weiß-rot". obsv.at (in German). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Radsportlerin und Radsportler des Jahres 2022: Valentina Höll und Marco Haller". sport-oesterreich.at (in German). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's H4 Time Trial results". 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Cornelia Wibmer feiert Debüt bei Paralympischen Spielen in Paris". bmi.gv.at (in German). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.