Leonie Maria Walter (born 17 January 2004) is a German visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Freiburg, Germany | 17 January 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Macular hypoplasia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | B2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SC St. Peter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ralf Rombach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editWalter represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal in the women's 10 kilometres, and three bronze medals in the women's 6 kilometres, and 12.5 kilometres biathlon events, and in the 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing event.[1][2] Pirmin Strecker has competed as her sighted guide.
References
edit- ^ "Leonie Maria Walter". nordski.de. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Leonie Maria Walter". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 March 2022.