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My Take
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.
Overview
Sabine Spitz (born 27 December 1971) 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. Furthermore, she became World Champion in 2003. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished in 19th place.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- Bad Säckingen, Freiburg Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 169 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- cyclo-cross cyclist / sport cyclist / mountain biker
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
- 2018 Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Sport cyclist — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.