Christine Wolf

Christine Ingrid Wolf, OAM (born 3 March 1980) is an Australian Paralympic athlete born in Germany who competed for Germany and Australia mainly in category F42 long jump and T 42 100m events.

Early life

Wolf was born in Kirchheim unter Teck (near Stuttgart) in southern Germany. She was diagnosed with leg cancer in the left leg at the age of 10 and had her leg amputated at the age of 15 after five years of unsuccessful chemotherapy and numerous infections. She competed for Germany in the 2004 Athens Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the women's long jump F42 event. After the Games, she was dissatisfied with her results and nearly left the sport.