Eltje Malzbender

Eltje Malzbender
Personal information
Born15 May 1962 (1962-05-15) (age 62)
Germany
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportCycling
Disability classT1
Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing  New Zealand
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Emmen Time trial T1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Emmen Road race T1
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Time trial T1
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Road race T1
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Time trial T1
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Road Race T1

Eltje Malzbender (born 15 May 1962) is a German-born New Zealand para-cyclist. She won two gold medals – one in the Tricycle 1 Road Race event, the other in the Tricycle 1 Time Trial event – at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Emmen, Netherlands.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Double World Titles for Malzbender and Bronze for Hills on Day 4 of the UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships". paralympics.org.nz. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Kiwi para cyclist overcomes near-death accident to set sights on Paralympic gold". tvnz.co.nz. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.