Sabine Spitz
Personal information
Born (1971-12-27) 27 December 1971
Herrischried, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike racing
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 2 5 2
European Championships 0 0 0
European Games 0 0 0
Total 3 6 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingCross-country
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonCross-country
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensCross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Lugano Cross-country
Gold medal – first place2009 Graz Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sankt WendelCyclo-cross
Silver medal – second place2007 Fort William Cross-country
Silver medal – second place2008 Val di Sole Cross-country
Silver medal – second place2007 Verviers Marathon
Silver medal – second place2008 Niederdorf Marathon
Bronze medal – third place2001 Vail Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place2002 Kaprun Cross-country

Sabine Spitz (born 27 December 1971 in Herrischried, Baden-Württemberg) is a German cross country cyclist. She won bronze in Women's cross-country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, silver in the event in the 2012 Summer Olympics and gold in the event in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] Furthermore, she became World Champion in 2003. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished in 19th place.[2]

In March 2017, Spitz raced her second eight-day Absa Cape Epic stage race in South Africa. She and South African partner Robyn de Groot were the pre-race favourites for the Women's Category but Spitz had a problematic ride: she crashed badly on two stages and these setbacks ultimately cost them any chance of victory. They eventually finished the 651 km route in third place. In 2016, she and Ukrainian Yana Belomoina had finished second in the race, which takes place in the Western Cape each year.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sabine Spitz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sabine SPITZ". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.


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