SCHINDLER Denise

Date of Birth: 9 Nov 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Sport Class: C3

Place of birth: CHEMNITZ

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : OLCHING

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Track	Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Izu Velodrome	Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit Final - Bronze	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	C1-3 Time Trial	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2	C1-3 Road Race	2012	London, GBR
3	C1-3 Road Race	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
4	C1-3 Time Trial	2012	London, GBR
Road World Championships
1	Women's C3 - Road Race	2011	Roskilde, DEN
1	C3 Time Trial	2011	Roskilde, DEN
2	Women's C3 - Road Race	2021	Cascais, POR
2	Women's C3 - Road Race	2018	Maniago, ITA
2	C3 Time Trial	2018	Maniago, ITA
2	Women's C3 - Road Race	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
2	Women's C3 - Road Race	2015	Nottwil, SUI
2	C3 Time Trial	2015	Nottwil, SUI
2	Women's C3 - Road Race	2014	Greenville, SC, USA
3	C3 Time Trial	2021	Cascais, POR
3	C3 Time Trial	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
4	Women's C3 - Road Race	2019	Emmen, NED
6	C3 Time Trial	2019	Emmen, NED
DSQ	C3 Time Trial	2014	Greenville, SC, USA
Track World Championships
1	Women's C3 - Scratch Race	2016	Montichiari, ITA
3	Women's C3 - Omnium	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
3	Women's C3 - Scratch Race	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
4	Women's C3 - Scratch Race	2020	Milton, ON, CAN

CYCLING TRACK

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
4	C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit	2012	London, GBR
DSQ	C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Track World Championships
1	C3 3000m Individual Pursuit	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1	C3 3000m Individual Pursuit	2015	Apeldoorn, NED
2	C3 3000m Individual Pursuit	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
2	Women's C3 - 500m Time Trial	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2	Women's C1-3 - Scratch Race	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2	Women's C3 - 500m Time Trial	2016	Montichiari, ITA
2	C3 3000m Individual Pursuit	2016	Montichiari, ITA
2	Women's C3 - 500m Time Trial	2015	Apeldoorn, NED
2	Women's C3 - 500m Time Trial	2014	Aguascalientes, MEX
2	C3 3000m Individual Pursuit	2014	Aguascalientes, MEX
2	Women's C3 - 500m Time Trial	2012	Los Angeles, CA, USA
2	C3 3000m Individual Pursuit	2012	Los Angeles, CA, USA
3	C3 3000m Individual Pursuit	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
3	Women's C1-3 - Scratch Race	2015	Apeldoorn, NED
4	Women's C3 - 500m Time Trial	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
8	Women's C3 - 500m Time Trial	2019	Apeldoorn, NED

Killerbee (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Good coffee, travel. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Marketing, Sports Management - University of Cooperative Education, Riesa, GER

Languages spoken:

English, German

BPRSV Cottbus [Germany]

Daniel Healey, AUS; Renee Schmidt

Other sports:

She competed in road cycling and track cycling at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Sep 2016)

She experienced inflammation in the stump of her amputated leg in the lead-up to the 2020 World Championships. (sport-rhein-erft.de, 03 Feb 2020; merkur.de, 24 Jan 2020)

She took up the sport at age 18. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

She got involved in cycling for fitness and health reasons. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Winning three track cycling world championship gold medals [2015, 2016, 2018] and three medals at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Coach Tobias Bachsteffel. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

She listens to a specific playlist before competing and writes motivational words on the top tube of her frame. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Never stop spinning." (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

In 2012 she received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf] in Germany. (denise-schindler.de, 01 Mar 2015)

She was named the 2011 Sportswoman with an Impairment of the Year by BSV Munchen in Germany. (denise-schindler.de, 01 Mar 2015)

General Interest

Classification
C3 (UCI, 15 Mar 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (denise-schindler.de, 01 Jan 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (denise-schindler.de, 01 Jan 2019)

Impairment Details
At age two she slipped and fell under a tram in Chemnitz, Germany. Her right leg was amputated below the knee and her left ankle was also impaired in the accident. (denise-schindler.de, 01 Jan 2019)

General
GAMES FIRST
In 2016 she became the first athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games with a 3D-printed prosthetic leg. (agmetalminer.com, 22 Nov 2016; motherboard.vice.com, 07 Sep 2016)

FURTHER EDUCATION
Between 2005 and 2007 she studied for a degree in event management at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry [IHK] in Germany. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/denise.schindler.56
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/neverstopspinning
https://instagram.com/denise_schindler/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deniseschindler/
Athlete Website: http://www.denise-schindler.de/

Legend

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

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