Maximilian Jäger (born 3 January 2000) is a German Para-cyclist. He represented Germany at the

2024 Summer Paralympics The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event governed by the International P ...

Career

In January 2021, Jäger was reclassified from T1 to T2. In August 2023, Jäger competed at the

2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships The 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships was the 12th edition of the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The championships took place in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland from 9 to 14 August 2023 ...

and won a gold medal in the time trial T2 event, and a bronze medal in the road race T2 event. He was subsequently named the Junior Para Athlete of the Year by Sporthilfe. In September 2024, Jäger represented Germany at the

and finished in fourth place in the road race T1–2, and eighth place in the time trial T1–2. Weeks later, he then competed at the

2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships The 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships was the 13th edition of World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The championships took place in Zurich, Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swis ...

and won a silver medal in the road race T2 event, finishing two seconds behind gold medalist

Dennis Connors Dennis Connors (born May 22, 1985) is an American para-cyclist and para-climber. He has won multiple national and international medals in para-cycling, including a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. In addition to cycling, he is a t ...

Personal life

Jäger suffered a parental stroke and has been paralyzed on the left side of his body since birth.

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* Living people 2000 births German male cyclists Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic cyclists for Germany People from Bad Kissingen 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub