Isabelle Foerder (born 7 July 1979) is a

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from

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, competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.

Biography

Isabelle Foerder competed in four consecutive paralympics games, starting in

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. These were the only games where she competed in long; every other time, including 1996, she competed in the 100m and 200m. She has had most success in the 100m w,inning silver in 1996,

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and

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, while she has also won a silver (1996) and bronze (2004) in the 200m.profile on paralympic.org
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* * 1979 births Living people German female sprinters Paralympic athletes for Germany Paralympic silver medalists for Germany Paralympic bronze medalists for Germany Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics {{Germany-sprint-bio-stub