PILLE-STEPPAT Sylvia

Date of Birth: 12 Oct 1967

Age: 53

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PR1

Place of birth: STUTTGART

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : HAMBURG

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x Heat 2 #2	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x Repechage 2 #10	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x Final A #21	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
3	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x	2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	11:55.75
4	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x	2018	Plovdiv, BUL	11:23.29
5	PR1 Women's Single Sculls - PR1W1x	2019	Linz, AUT	11:07.08
9	TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x	2014	Amsterdam, NED	4:52.00
10	AS Women's Single Sculls - ASW1x	2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	6:14.25

Sylvie (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Travelling. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Architect, Athlete

Architecture - University of Wurzburg, Germany

Husband Bernd, son Marco, daughter Carola

Languages spoken:

English, French, German

Wilhelmsburger Ruderclub [Hamburg, GER]

Jochen Weber [national]; Charlotte Hebbelmann [personal]

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Bernd Pille has competed in Ironman events in Germany. (abendblatt.de, 16 Jul 2013)

Other sports:

As an able-bodied runner she won the Hamburg Marathon in Germany in 1998 and 2002. In 2015 she competed in the event in the handcycling category. (abendblatt.de, 31 Aug 2015)

She took up the sport in 2011 in Hamburg, Germany. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

She was previously a marathon runner, but had to look for a new sport because of her illness. "Rowing has given me new opportunities. It gives me a feeling of freedom." (rtlnord.de, 07 Oct 2015; abendblatt.de, 31 Aug 2015)

To qualify for the final of the single sculls at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Winning a bronze medal in single sculls at the 2017 World Championships in Sarasota, FL, United States of America. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

German Para swimmer Kirsten Bruhn. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"You are stronger than you think." (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
PR1 (worldrowing.com, 01 May 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (abendblatt.de, 31 Aug 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (abendblatt.de, 31 Aug 2015)

Impairment Details
In 2002 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, resulting in impaired muscle power in her legs. She has used a wheelchair since 2013. (abendblatt.de, 31 Aug 2015)

General
EYES ON TOKYO
After missing out on qualification for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she set her sights on competing at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "To compete at a Paralympics is one of my biggest dreams. So I was very upset when I missed qualification for Rio although it was very close. I was really hoping to compete at Rio because I thought it was my last chance to do it as I have a progressive disease. But I continued training and even got faster." (paralympic.org, 07 Sep 2018)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/sylvia.pillesteppat

Legend

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

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