KRATTER Elena

Switzerland

Athletics

Date of Birth: 5 Jul 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T63

Place of birth: SANKT GALLEN

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Place of residence : BERN

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T63	5
	Women's Long Jump - T63	3

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Olympic Stadium - Long Jump	Women's Long Jump - T63 Final	Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T63 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T63 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
European Championships
2	100m - T63	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	15.94
2	Long Jump - T63	2021	Bydgoszcz, POL	4.30

Hobbies:

Sailing, bouldering, meeting friends, reading. (elenakratter-blog.ch, 27 May 2018; swissparalympic.ch, 01 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Technician

Education:

Orthopaedics

Languages spoken:

English, German

Other sports:

She represented Switzerland in Para alpine skiing at the 2019 World Championships in Slovenia and Italy. She has also sailed in the laser class at an elite level. (plusport.ch, 23 Jan 2019; sailing-news.ch, 19 Jun 2012)

Injuries:

She had a knee injury while competing at the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Slovenia and Italy. (Instagram profile, 31 Jan 2019)

She sustained a minor knee injury in December 2018. (Instagram profile, 18 Dec 2018)

She fractured a vertebra after falling during a skiing training session in November 2016. She returned to skiing competition five months later at the 2017 Swiss Championships in Veysonnaz. (elenakratter-blog.ch, 22 May 2017, 18 Nov 2016)

Start:

She took up Para athletics in 2019. (Instagram profile, 31 Jan 2019; swissparalympic.ch, 01 Jan 2021)

Reason:

She switched to athletics following a knee injury she suffered while skiing. (Instagram profile, 31 Jan 2019; swissparalympic.ch, 01 Jan 2021)

Training:

She trains six times a week. (swissparalympic.ch, 01 Jan 2021)

Philosophy:

"Summer athletes are made in winter." (elenakratter-blog.ch, 27 May 2018; swissparalympic.ch, 01 Jan 2021)

Award:

She won the 2009 Zurich Newcomer Award in Switzerland. (velostuderus.ch, 16 Jul 2012)

General Interest

Classification
T63 (IPC, 28 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (elenakratter-blog.ch, 18 Nov 2016)

Impairment Details
Her right leg was amputated below the knee following complications shortly after she was born. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2013; sporthilfe.ch, 01 Dec 2011; swissparalympic.ch, 01 Jan 2021)

General
OCCUPATION
She works as an orthopaedic technician in Bern, Switzerland, and builds her own prostheses. "I was shown everything in detail, so I knew very early on what I wanted to do later." (Instagram profile, 12 Jul 2021; swissparalympic.ch, 01 Jan 2021; plusport.ch, 22 Mar 2021; LinkedIn profile, 07 Jul 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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