Cornelia Wibmer

Cornelia Wibmer

Wibmer in 2022
Personal information
Nickname	Conny
Nationality	Austrian
Born	(1979-07-01) 1 July 1979 (age 45)[1] Wörgl, Austria
Sport
Sport	Para-cycling
Disability class	H4
Medal record Representing  Austria Women's para-cycling Road World Championships 2024 Zurich Time trial H4 2024 Zurich Road race H4 European Championships 2023 Rotterdam Time trial H4

Cornelia Wibmer (born 1 July 1979) is an Austrian Para-cyclist. She represented Austria at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Wibmer made her international debut for Austria at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and finished in fourth place in the road race and time trial H4 events.[1] She was subsequently named the Austrian female para-cyclist of the year in 2022.[2]

In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 European Para Championships and won a bronze medal in the time trial H4 event.[3]

In September 2024, Wibmer represented Austria at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in 11th place in the road race H1–4 event and 13th place in the time trial H4–5 event.[4] Weeks later, she then competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a silver medal in the time trial H4 event.[5]

Personal life

Wibmer has been a paraplegic since an accident in 2001.[6]

References

1. "Cornelia Wibmer". olympics.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
2. "Conny Wibmer beim Paralympics-Debüt chancenlos: "Druck war riesig"". salzburg24.at (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
3. "Europameisterschaft 2023: Erfolgreicher Auftritt in rot-weiß-rot". obsv.at (in German). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
4. "Radsportlerin und Radsportler des Jahres 2022: Valentina Höll und Marco Haller". sport-oesterreich.at (in German). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
5. "Women's H4 Time Trial results". 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
6. "Cornelia Wibmer feiert Debüt bei Paralympischen Spielen in Paris". bmi.gv.at (in German). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.