SCHAER Manuela

Date of Birth: 5 Dec 1984

Age: 36

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T54

Place of birth: LUCERNE

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Place of residence : SWITZERLAND

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 400m - T54	1
	Women's 800m - T54	1
	Women's 1500m - T54	2
	Women's 5000m - T54	2
	Women's Marathon - T54	2

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location
WR	Women's 5000m - T54	10:51.17	5 August, 2018	Arbon (SUI)
WR	Women's 800m - T54	1:41.47	18 August, 2019	Nottwil (SUI)
WR	Women's 1500m - T54	3:12.35	9 August, 2020	Nottwil (SUI)
PR	Women's 800m - T54 Final	1:42.81	29 August, 2021	Tokyo (JPN)

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 5000m - T54 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 800m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 800m - T54 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 1500m - T54 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T54 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium	Women's Marathon - T54	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	Women's 200m T54	2004	Athens, GRE	30.24
3	Women's 200m T54	2008	Beijing, CHN	28.84
3	100m - T54	2004	Athens, GRE	16.93
4	1500m - T54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:23.41
4	100m - T54	2008	Beijing, CHN	16.35
5	400m - T54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	55.27
5	800m - T54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:46.00
5	100m - T54	2012	London, GBR	16.76
5	800m - T54	2012	London, GBR	1:50.90
6	Marathon - T54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:38:46
6	400m - T54	2008	Beijing, CHN	56.24
6	400m - T54	2004	Athens, GRE	56.47
7	400m - T54	2012	London, GBR	57.57
8	5000m - T54	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	11:59.86
World Championships
1	Marathon - T54	2013	Lyon, FRA	1:49:45
2	800m - T54	2017	London, GBR	1:49.47
2	400m - T54	2013	Lyon, FRA	55.34
2	5000m - T54	2013	Lyon, FRA	12:08.33
2	800m - T54	2013	Lyon, FRA	1:47.70
3	Women's 200m T54	2011	Christchurch, NZL	30.61
3	400m - T54	2011	Christchurch, NZL	57.93
4	800m - T54	2011	Christchurch, NZL	1:55.35
5	400m - T54	2017	London, GBR	55.53
5	5000m - T54	2017	London, GBR	12:34.55
5	1500m - T54	2013	Lyon, FRA	3:34.92
5	100m - T54	2011	Christchurch, NZL	17.46
5	100m - T54	2002	Lille, FRA	18.07
5	Women's 200m T54	2002	Lille, FRA	33.52
7	1500m - T54	2017	London, GBR	3:26.09
9	400m - T54	2002	Lille, FRA	1:05.82
European Championships
1	1500m - T54	2018	Berlin, GER	3:33.42
1	5000m - T54	2018	Berlin, GER	12:24.47

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

French, German, English

2001 for Switzerland, European Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland (Athlete, 02 Dec 2010)

She took up Para athletics in 1998 at the Swiss Paraplegic Centre in Nottwil, Switzerland. (Athlete, 02 Dec 2010, 14 Jul 2017)

"I was a runner before I got injured and loved sports." (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (luru.ch, 14 Jun 2019)

Winning the women's wheelchair overall title in the 11th Abbott World Marathon Majors series in 2017/18, after she posted wins in the 2017 London Marathon, Berlin Marathon, New York City Marathon and 2018 Tokyo Marathon. "I am very happy that I won the Abbott World Marathon Majors. It is really the biggest thing in my career so far." (Twitter profile Abbott WWMajors, 22 Apr 2018)

Canadian wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc, Swiss wheelchair racer Heinz Frei. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017; paralympic.org, 13 Nov 2020)

Coach Claudio Perret. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017; luru.ch, 14 Jun 2019)

Philosophy:

"Never hope for it more than you work for it." (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

She was nominated for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability at the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards, but did not win. (laureus.com, 01 Jan 2021)

She was named 2019 Paralympic Sportsperson of the Year at the 2019 Swiss Sports Awards. (newinzurich.com, 15 Dec 2019)

In 2014 she received a special achievement award from the Swiss Paralympic Committee. (swissparalympic.ch, 24 Oct 2014)

General Interest

Classification
T54 (IPC, 28 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (wingsforlifeworldrun.com, 01 Mar 2018)

Impairment Details
She has paraplegia as the result of a playground accident in 1993. (wingsforlifeworldrun.com, 01 Mar 2018)

General
CHANGING DISTANCE
Earlier in her career she focused on sprint and middle-distance events, but in 2013 began competing in longer track events as well as marathons. "I've been racing for so many years and then just have to have a change and it was not the only thing I changed. I also started working with different people, I changed my material, my racing chair and everything. It felt a bit like a new chapter, a new episode. So it was just the time." (paralympic.org, 13 Nov 2020; Abbot World Marathon Majors YouTube channel, 26 Sep 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as an ambassador for Right To Play Switzerland, an organisation that helps children in disadvantaged countries take part in sports programmes. (manuelaschaer.ch, 07 Aug 2015)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/manuela.schar.1
https://instagram.com/mabos17
https://twitter.com/manuelaschaer
Athlete Website: http://www.manuelaschaer.ch/

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PR:: Paralympic Record
WR:: World Record

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