Manuela Schmermund

Manuela Schmermund
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1971-12-30) 30 December 1971 (age 52)
Niederaula, Germany[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportParalympic shooting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 10 metre air rifle standing SH1
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 10 metre air rifle standing SH1
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 10 metre air rifle standing SH1
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1

Manuela Schmermund (born 30 December 1971) is a German Paralympic sport shooter.

Schmermund has paraplegia which was caused by damage to her spinal cord in a car accident in 1992. She competes in SH1 classification events.[2]

She has competed at the Paralympic Games in 2000; in 2004, where she won a gold medal in the 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 event and a bronze medal in the 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 event; in 2008, where she won a silver medal in the 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 event; in 2012, where she won a silver medal in the 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 event; and in 2016.[2]

  1. ^ "Wechseln zur Desktop Variante von Munzinger-Online". m.munzinger.de. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Manuela Schmermund - Shooting | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 July 2020.