Sabine Spitz

Sabine Spitz is, to me, the definition of relentless. Across three Olympics she collected the full set of mountain-bike cross-country medals: bronze in Athens, gold in Beijing, silver in London, plus a world title in 2003. What floors me is her longevity, still racing to 19th at Rio in her mid-forties. That is not talent alone; that is a refusal to let age dictate terms. Packed into a 169 cm frame is a competitor who treated every muddy climb as a fight worth having. Her Order of Merit feels entirely earned, and I admire her without reservation.

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Name (English)

Sabine Spitz

Name (Japanese)

ザビーネ・シュピッツ

Reading

ざびーね・しゅぴっつ

Born

December 27, 1971 (age 54)

Origin

Bad Säckingen, Freiburg Government Region, Germany

Height

169 cm

Occupation

cyclo-cross cyclist / sport cyclist / mountain biker

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

Awards & achievements

• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
• 2018 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg

• Official sitehttp://www.sabine-spitz.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine%20Spitz
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%94%E3%83%83%E3%83%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269591

Tags

• Freiburg Government Region
• cyclo-cross cyclist
• sport cyclist
• mountain biker

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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