Michaela Fuchs
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| Born | 18 December 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 2018 (aged 48) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic cycling Biathlon Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michaela Fuchs (18 December 1969 – 8 May 2018) was a Paralympic cyclist who competed in international cycling and skiing competitions. She won three medals at the 2000 Summer Paralympics and one silver medal at the 1994 Winter Paralympics.[1]
Fuchs was born with albinism and was legally blind. She took up cross-country skiing as a teenager then competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics.[2][3]