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Revision as of 10:33, 13 August 2016

Miriam Welte
Personal information
Born (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 38)
Kaiserslautern, West Germany
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter

Miriam Welte (born 9 December 1986) is a German track cyclist.

At the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Welte and Kristina Vogel won the gold medal in the team sprint. They set a world record in qualifying which they broke again in the final.[1]

On 22 June 2012, she set a new world record of 10.643 seconds in the individual sprint event.[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she and Vogel won the team sprint goal medal.[3]

Sports Career

Welte was trained by her step-father, Frank Ziegler. In 2002 she finished second in the German National Junior 500 m time trial. From 2006 to 2008, she won the senior version of the event.

Welte and Vogel on the podium at the 2012 Track World Championships

References

  1. ^ Aubrey, Jane (4 April 2012). "Germany set new world record twice en-route to rainbow jersey". Cycling News.
  2. ^ Women's Sprint : Records. London 2012 official website.
  3. ^ "Germany Cycling at the 2012 London Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.