Ursina Greuter is a paralympic athlete

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 from Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 competing mainly in category T52 wheelchair racing events.

Ursina has competed in two Paralympics winning six medals. In her first games in 1996

1996 Summer Paralympics

The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....

 she won the 400m and won bronze medals in the 200m and 800m. In the 2000 Summer Paralympics

2000 Summer Paralympics

The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...

 she just failed to defend her 400m title finishing second to Canadian Lisa Franks

Lisa Franks

Lisa Franks is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.Lisa has won six paralympic gold medals, four of them in the 2000 Summer Paralympics. In the 2000 games she won the 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m and was beaten into silver medal in the 100m by...

but she did win the 100m and also won a second bronze medal in the 800m.