SEELIGER Elke

23 Aug 1972
49
Female
SH1
BREMEN
 
Germany
WEYHE
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SHO Shooting R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 45
R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1 10

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range
Finished
Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
11R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12016Rio de Janeiro, BRA401.6
14R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH12016Rio de Janeiro, BRA546
World Championships
8R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH12018Cheongju, KOR393.1
9R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH12019Sydney, NSW, AUS1137
11R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12019Sydney, NSW, AUS614.3
11R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12018Cheongju, KOR610.9
17R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH12019Sydney, NSW, AUS630.9
18R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH12019Sydney, NSW, AUS610.6
22R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH12018Cheongju, KOR610.9
European Championships
5R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH12018Belgrade, SRB180.7
6R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH12018Belgrade, SRB165.8
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Fishing, spending time with her dogs. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Retired
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Husband Burkhard, two children including son Tammo
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German
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SV Etzhorn [GER] / Stuhr von 1912 [GER] / SV Bassum von 1848 [GER]
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Rudi Krenn [national], GER; Burkhard Seeliger [personal, husband]
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Her husband Burkhard serves as her coach. (kreiszeitung.de, 25 Jan 2020)
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She competed in able-bodied sport shooting at national level in Germany before her diagnosis. (kreiszeitung.de, 28 Jan 2021)
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She resumed full training in October 2020 after undergoing surgery earlier that year due to a health issue. (kreiszeitung.de, 28 Jan 2021)
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She began shooting in Bremen, Germany, at age 15. She first shot with an air pistol but switched to the air rifle in 2010. She took up shooting Para sport after she began using a wheelchair in 2014. (weser-kurier.de, 11 Apr 2020; sportbuzzer.de, 31 Jan 2019; kreiszeitung.de, 07 Jun 2017)
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Her father took her to a shooting festival in Bremen, Germany, and she joined a club soon after. "I'm just happy that I have this sport. I'm not the type who can sit on the sofa and do nothing." (kreiszeitung.de, 28 Jan 2021; weser-kurier.de, 11 Apr 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (teamdeutschland-paralympics.de, 28 Aug 2019)
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She trains for 19 hours a week, which includes physical exercises and physiotherapy as well as shooting practice. (sportbuzzer.de, 31 Jan 2019)
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Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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In 2016 she received a silver merit award from the SV Bassum von 1848 shooting club in Germany, in recognition of her sporting achievements at international level. (kreiszeitung.de, 07 Jun 2017)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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