TIETZE Maria

Date of Birth: 24 May 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T64

Place of birth: BERLIN

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : LEVERKUSEN

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T64
	Women's 200m - T64	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m - T64 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 200m - T64 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T64 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
6	200m - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	28.86
8	Long Jump - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	4.26
11	100m - T64	2019	Dubai, UAE	13.64
European Championships
4	Long Jump - T64	2018	Berlin, GER	4.55
5	200m - T64	2018	Berlin, GER	29.88
6	100m - T64	2018	Berlin, GER	14.40

Maerri (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Playing football, reading, writing. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student, Translator

Sociology, Technical Studies - Technical University of Berlin, Germany

Languages spoken:

English, French, German

TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen [Germany]

Matthias Esser [club, national], GER

Other sports:

Prior to her accident she played able-bodied football for German club SV Eintracht Hohkeppel. (sportstiftung-nrw.de, 17 Sep 2019; Instagram profile, 30 Jul 2018; Facebook profile, 04 Jun 2012)

2018 for Germany (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

She injured her right heel while competing at the 2018 Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland. She returned to competition two months later. (Parasport TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen Facebook page, 03 Jul 2018; tsvbayer04.de, 27 May 2018)

She took up Para athletics at age 28 in 2017 at the TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen club in Germany. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021, 06 Nov 2019; Parasport TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen Facebook page, 22 Apr 2018)

She became interested in Para athletics after attending a lecture by German Para sprinter David Behre at the Technical University of Cologne in Germany. She then got in contact with German Paralympic runner Markus Rehm, who encouraged her to try the sport. "I did not know anything about Markus and his successful career back then. I was more concerned with other aspects of my life." (sportstiftung-nrw.de, 17 Sep 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tagesspiegel.de, 26 Jan 2021)

She trains six days a week. (tagesspiegel.de, 27 Oct 2020)

Earning selection for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Her parents. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Sport is freedom. You have to be able to surpass yourself, and most of all to support others in doing so." (Instagram profile, 14 Oct 2019)

General Interest

Classification
T64 (IPC, 22 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (sportstiftung-nrw.de, 17 Sep 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
In 2016 her left leg was amputated below the knee as the result of a motorcycle accident in July 2015. She required reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery, and underwent around 20 operations over the following 13 months. (rheinische-anzeigenblaetter.de, 06 Nov 2019; sportstiftung-nrw.de, 17 Sep 2019; Instagram profile, 02 Jul 2018; deutsche-paralympische-mannschaft.de, 2017)

General
FOOTBALL
She played football for the SV Eintracht Hohkeppel club in Germany before she sustained her impairment, and the thought of being able to play again was her strength as she underwent multiple operations after her accident. Following the amputation of her left leg in 2016, she took up the role of assistant coach for the team but left after a year to pursue Para athletics. "The doctor gave me the two remaining options, amputation or stiffening of the ankle. It was clear that football would be over for me and I just couldn't put up with it, football was my life. For me it was clear that amputation was the right way. I couldn't even walk with a stiffened foot. Being on the field, I always compared myself to the time before the accident, which was not good for me." (Facebook page, 26 Feb 2020; www1.wdr.de, 11 Nov 2019; rheinische-anzeigenblaetter.de, 06 Nov 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In August 2020 she began working as an online columnist for German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel. Her articles gave insight into her journey to the rescheduled Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. (tagesspiegel.de, 26 Jan 2021, 27 Oct 2020, 24 Aug 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree at the Technical University of Cologne in Germany. (sportstiftung-nrw.de, 17 Sep 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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