BAUERNSCHMIDT Katharina

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
5	Va'a Single 200m - VL2	2019	Szeged, HUN	1:03.89
5	Va'a Single 200m - VL3	2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	1:15.032
16	Kayak Single 200m - KL2	2019	Szeged, HUN	1:10.61
European Championships
2	Va'a Single 200m - VL2	2021	Duisburg, GER	1:03.799
4	Va'a Single 200m - VL2	2019	Poznan, POL	1:15.568
4	Va'a Single 200m - VL3	2018	Belgrade, SRB	1:09.106
10	Kayak Single 200m - KL2	2019	Poznan, POL	1:05.060

Kathi (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Riding motorcycles. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

German

WSV Niederrhein Duisburg [Germany]

Andre Brendel [national]

She took up the sport in 2017. (proudtobeathletic.com, 06 Jan 2020)

She was a swimmer before the injury and tried Para swimming at first. However, she realised that it wasn't her thing but she wanted to try another sport in water and took up Para canoe sprint. "Swimming wasn't my cup of tea anymore. So I looked out for an alternative. It had to do something with water, which was very important to me. Water sports are in harmony with nature and that was what I was looking for. The sport also needed to be located close to my hometown. All those factors led me to the Para canoeing during my online researches. I was hooked, so I contacted the German National Paralympics Committee and received contact details of a club in Duisburg. The club again passed me on to one of their coaches who invited me on a three-week trial. After three weeks I was asked if I could imagine doing the sport as a professional." (waz.de, 24 Sep 2019; proudtobeathletic.com, 06 Jan 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (proudtobeathletic.com, 06 Jan 2020)

She does two sessions on the water as well as six gym sessions a week. (proudtobeathletic.com, 06 Jan 2020; proactiv-gmbh.de, 04 Mar 2021)

Qualifying for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (proudtobeathletic.com, 06 Jan 2020)

German biathlete Laura Dahlmeier. (rehacare.com, 20 Nov 2019)

"If I do get nervous I listen to my favourite music and focus on myself. I try and block out my surroundings." (proudtobeathletic.com, 06 Jan 2020)

"Nobody is perfect but we all are unique in our own way." (rehacare.com, 20 Nov 2019)

She was named the 2019 Sportswoman of the Year in Duisburg, Germany. (kanu.de, 02 Dec 2019)