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| Born | 20 December 1999 Oberstdorf, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | SV Kirchzarten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ralf Rombach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marco Maier (born 20 December 1999) is a German cross-country skier and biathlete. He represented Germany at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Paralympics.
Career
[edit]Maier represented Germany at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in biathlon and won a silver medal in the 6 kilometres standing event. He also competed in cross-country skiiing and won a silver medal in the 1.5 kilometre sprint.[1] He was subsequently named the German Para Athlete of the Year.[2]
He competed at the 2023 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in para biathlon and won a gold medal in the 7.5 kilometre sprint. He also competed in para cross-country and won a gold medal in the sprint freestyle and 4×2.5 kilometre open relay events.[3]
He competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games in para-cross country skiing and won the first-ever para gold medal, winning the 10 kilometer freestyle event. He also won a gold medal in the sprint classical event.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Marco Maier". nordski.de (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "Oberallgäuer Marco Maier ist Para-Sportler des Jahres". allgaeuer-zeitung.de (in German). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ↑ "Der Sprintkönig von Östersund". dbs-npc.de (in German). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ↑ "Germany's Maier makes history by winning para cross-country gold at Torino 2025". english.news.cn. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Dual greatness, unified competition". fisu.net. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Marco Maier at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Marco Maier at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (para cross-country)
- Marco Maier at Nordic Paraski Team Deutschland (in German)
- Marco Maier at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)
- Marco Maier at the International Paralympic Committee
- Marco Maier on Instagram
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- 1999 births
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