Miriam Welte
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Born9 December 1986
Kaiserslautern, West Germany
Kaiserslautern, West Germany
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
DisciplineTrack
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 December 1986 Kaiserslautern, West Germany |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
Medal record | |
Miriam Welte (born 9 December 1986) is a German track cyclist.
At the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Welte and Kristina Vogel won the gold medal in the team sprint. They set a world record in qualifying which they broke again in the final.[1]
On 22 June 2012, she set a new world record of 10.643 seconds in the individual sprint event.[2]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she and Vogel won the team sprint gold medal.[3]
Welte was trained by her step-father, Frank Ziegler. In 2002, she finished second in the German National Junior 500 m time trial. From 2006 to 2008, she won the senior version of the event.
