Emma Hinze (born 17 September 1997) is a German professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

. She competed in the

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and

2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany from 26 February to 1 March 2020. Schedule 20 events were held: ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Medal summary Medal table Men Women *Shaded events are no ...

, winning in individual and team

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as well as in

Keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...

. Triple world champion, she was seen as a favourite for the Tokyo Olympics , but ultimately failed to win an individual medal, falling to eventual gold medal winner Kelsey Mitchell in the semi-finals and the losing the bout for the bronze medal against Lee Wai-sze. With her partner

Lea Friedrich Lea Sophie Friedrich (born 7 January 2000) is a German professional track cyclist. In October 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's team sprint event at the 2019 UEC European Track Championships. Major results ;2017 :National Junior T ...

, she was more successful in the team sprint, winning silver. For winning the silver medal at Tokyo she was awarded by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany with the Silver Laurel Leaf, Germany's highest sport-award.https://www.bundespraesident.de Der Bundespräsident/Reisen und Termine/ Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes

Major results

;2016 :3rd Team Sprint, Memorial of Alexander Lesnikov (with

Pauline Grabosch Pauline Sophie Grabosch (born 14 January 1998) is a German track cyclist, representing Germany at international competitions. She won the silver medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the 500m time trial. Major results ;2016 :3rd ...

) :Grand Prix of Tula ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Team Sprint (with

) ;2020 :World Championships ::1st Keirin ::1st Team Sprint ::1st Sprint ;2021 :Tokyo Olympics ::2nd Team Sprint (with

) ::4th Sprint

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hinze, Emma 1997 births Living people German female cyclists Sportspeople from Hildesheim German track cyclists UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women) Olympic cyclists of Germany Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists from Lower Saxony 20th-century German women 21st-century German women