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Britta Siegers

b. 1966

German tennis player

Wheelchair tennis playerSwimmer Athlete
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About Britta Siegers

Born 1966. Britta Siegers is a German wheelchair tennis player, swimmer, athlete and chemist.

Britta Siegers (born 4 July 1966) is a retired German wheelchair tennis player and Paralympic swimmer who competed in international level events. She was the first German disabled athlete to compete in two different sports at the Paralympics: she was a swimmer from 1984 to 1992 and returned twelve years later as a wheelchair tennis player at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

Swimming career Siegers' first sport was swimming when she started in 1969 after she lost both of her legs in a train accident aged two years old. She swam competitively in 1984 at the Summer Paralympics and won her first medals there. Her most successful Paralympic Games was in 1992 where she won five gold medals, two silvers and one bronze medal, she narrowly missed winning her consecutive freestyle titles after being beaten by Priya Cooper in both the 50m and 100m freestyle S8.

Tennis career Siegers began playing wheelchair tennis in the early 1994 after her retirement to swimming in 1992. She won seven singles titles and eleven doubles titles and her highest ranking was World No. 8 in July 2003, she competed at her fourth and last Summer Paralympics Games in Athens in 2004 where she reached the quarterfinals in the women's singles.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Wheelchair tennis player, swimmer, athlete, chemist
Nationality
Awards
Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia; Silbernes Lorbeerblatt

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Britta Siegers?

German tennis player

When was Britta Siegers born?

Britta Siegers was born on 4 July 1966 in Leverkusen.

What is Britta Siegers's occupation?

Britta Siegers is a wheelchair tennis player, swimmer, athlete and chemist.

What nationality is Britta Siegers?

Britta Siegers is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Britta Siegers

· Wikidata: Q920825

· DBpedia: Britta Siegers

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