About Kristina
Kristina Vogel is a former German track cyclist born in 1990 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, who moved to Germany as an infant. She won two Olympic gold medals (team sprint 2012, individual sprint 2016) and became an 11-time UCI World Champion across multiple track cycling disciplines. In June 2018, she suffered a severe spinal cord injury at the Cottbus velodrome during a training collision, resulting in paraplegia. Before her accident, she served part-time as a police officer.
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Known for
- Olympic gold medal in women's team sprint 2012
- Olympic gold medal in women's individual sprint 2016
- 11-time UCI World Champion in track cycling
- Track cycling sprinter specialising in sprint, keirin and team sprint events
- Book author about life after spinal cord injury
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