Iris Kramer

Iris Kramer
Iris Kramer
Nationality	German
Born	22 June 1981 (age 43); Darmstadt, Germany

Iris Kramer (born 22 June 1981) is a German International motorcycle trials rider. Kramer is notable for winning six German Women's Trials Championships, three Women's FIM Trial European Championships and the 2007 Women's FIM Trial World Championship.^[1] In 2011, Kramer was named an FIM Legend for her motorcycling achievements.^[2]

Biography

Born in Darmstadt, Germany, Kramer first competed in the German Women's Trials Championship in 2002, winning the title that year and successfully defending in for the next six years. She competed in the FIM European Championships in 1999,^[3] becoming the first Women's European Champion after finishing ahead of Norwegian rider Linda Meyer. In 2000, she again took the championship ahead of Spanish superstar Laia Sanz. Kramer's third European title came in 2001, narrowly beating Laia Sanz again before Sanz turned the tables on her in 2002. Kramer was runner up to Sanz in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 and finished her final season in international competition third in 2009. In the FIM Trial World Championship Kramer finished 2nd in 2000 through 2006 before taking the title in 2007.

National Trials Championship career

Year	Class	Machine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Points	Pos	Notes
2005	German Women's	Gas Gas	GRO 1	GRO 1	KIE 1	KIE 1	ROH 1	ROH 1	SCH 1	SCH 2	OSN -	OSN -	831.9	1st	German Women's Champion
2006	German Women's	Gas Gas	HER -	HER -	DRE -	DRE -	PIE 2	PIE 2					157.1	1st	German Women's Champion
2007	German Women's	Scorpa	GRO 2	GRO 2	HOL 1	ROS 1	SCH 1	SCH 1	ROH 1	ROH 1	NEU 1	NEU 1	1046	1st	German Women's Champion

International Trials Championship career

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Year	Class	Machine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Points	Pos	Notes
1999	European Women's Championship	Gas Gas	ITA 1			20	1st	European Women's Champion
2000	European Women's Championship	Gas Gas	GER 1	ITA 2	NOR 1	57	1st	European Women's Champion
2000	FIM World Women's Championship	Gas Gas	SPA 2			17	2nd
2001	European Women's Championship	Gas Gas	SPA 2	ITA 1		37	1st	European Women's Champion
2001	FIM World Women's Championship	Gas Gas	ITA 2			17	2nd
2002	European Women's Championship	Gas Gas	NOR 2	SPA 2		34	2nd
2002	FIM World Women's Championship	Gas Gas	POR 2			17	2nd
2003	European Women's Championship	Gas Gas	FRA 2	ITA 2	RSM 2	51	2nd
2003	FIM World Women's Championship	Gas Gas	RSM 2			17	2nd
2004	European Women's Championship	Gas Gas	FRA 2	GBR 2	SPA -	34	3rd
2005	European Women's Championship	Gas Gas	ITA 2	NOR 2	ITA 2	51	2nd
2005	FIM World Women's Championship	Gas Gas	ITA 2	ITA 2		34	2nd
2006	European Women's Championship	Gas Gas	FRA 2	ITA 3	SPA 2	49	2nd
2006	FIM World Women's Championship	Gas Gas	AND 2	BEL 3	FRA 2	34	2nd
2007	European Women's Championship	Scorpa	SPA 2	ITA 2	NOR 3	49	2nd
2007	FIM World Women's Championship	Scorpa	CZE 2	BEL -	GBR 1	37	1st	FIM Women's World Champion
2008	European Women's Championship	Scorpa	FRA 2	ITA 3	CZE 2	49	2nd
2008	FIM World Women's Championship	Scorpa	LUX 3	SPA 2	AND 3	32	3rd
2009	European Women's Championship	Scorpa	POL 3	ITA 3	CZE 3	45	3rd
2009	FIM World Women's Championship	Gas Gas	AND 4	FRA 2	ITA 3	32	3rd

Honors

German Women's Trials Champion 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
FIM European Women's Trials Champion 1999, 2000, 2001
FIM World Women's Trials Champion 2007

References

^ "Iris Kramer: Changing Places" (PDF). trial-iris.de.
^ "FIM Legends". fim-live.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Phototrial". phototrial.it. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

[1] "Iris Kramer: Changing Places" (PDF). trial-iris.de.

[2] "FIM Legends". fim-live.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[3] "Phototrial". phototrial.it. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[Champions-4] "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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