Maria Tietze (born 24 May 1989) is a

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Paralympic athlete The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer Paralympic Games, Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports a ...

and former

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player. She was a very keen footballer before she was involved in a motorcycle accident which resulted in her left leg amputated below the knee. Her highest achievement in Paralympic athletics competitions is finishing at fourth place at the

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in the women's long jump T64.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tietze, Maria 1989 births Living people German female sprinters German female long jumpers German women's footballers German amputees Paralympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Women's association football players not categorized by position Sportspeople from Leverkusen 21st-century German sportswomen