Bernd Jeffré

Bernd Jeffré (born 17 March 1964 He has paraplegia, Jeffré is married.

Career Jeffré started playing wheelchair basketball, and started competing with a handbike in 2004. in a course record time of 1:05:44. He was the first person to finish the Berlin Marathon race in under 1:10.00. He came second in the handcycle race at the 2010 Berlin Marathon behind Vico Merklein. Jeffré and Merklein had led the race throughout. He was the first Paralympic medallist from Lower Saxony. In 2013, he was a contender for German disabled athlete of the year. At the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Jeffré came sixth in the time trial. At the 2015 Championships, he came eighth at the same event. He also came fourth in the individual time trial at the Championships. and second in a handbike marathon event in Rosenau, France. In 2018, he came fifth in the World Championships time trial, sixth in the road race and seventh in the team relay. At the 2019 Championships, he came third in the team relay, eighth in the time trial and ninth in the road race. alongside Annika Zeyen and Vico Merklein. He came 13th in the individual road race.

In July 2021, Jeffré was selected for the German team for the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics. He finished eighth in the time trial H4 event, and did not finish the road race H4 due to a technical problem with his handcycle. He was part of the German team, alongside Zeyen and Merklein, that came fourth in the mixed team relay.