Emma Hinze

Emma Hinze (born 17 September 1997) is a German professional racing cyclist.^[1] She competed in the 2016^[2] and 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning in individual and team sprint as well as in Keirin. Triple world champion, she was seen as a favourite for the Tokyo Olympics (postponed to 2021^[3] due to the COVID-19 pandemic),^[4] but ultimately failed to win an individual medal, falling to eventual gold medal winner Kelsey Mitchell in the semi-finals and the losing the bout for the bronze medal against Lee Wai-sze. With her partner Lea Friedrich, she was more successful in the team sprint, winning silver.^[5] For winning the silver medal at Tokyo she was awarded by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany with the Silver Laurel Leaf, Germany's highest sport award.^[6]

Emma Hinze

Hinze in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27) Hildesheim, Germany
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Medal record Women's track cycling Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team sprint 2024 Paris Team sprint World Championships 2020 Berlin Sprint 2020 Berlin Keirin 2020 Berlin Team sprint 2021 Roubaix Sprint 2021 Roubaix Team sprint 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team sprint 2023 Glasgow 500 m time trial 2023 Glasgow Team sprint 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 500 m time trial 2019 Pruszków Team sprint 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Sprint European Championships 2022 Munich 500 m time trial 2022 Munich Team sprint 2023 Grenchen 500 m time trial 2023 Grenchen Team sprint 2024 Apeldoorn Team sprint 2019 Apeldoorn Team sprint 2018 Glasgow Team sprint 2023 Grenchen Keirin 2024 Apeldoorn Sprint

Major results

2016

3rd Team Sprint, Memorial of Alexander Lesnikov (with Pauline Grabosch)

Grand Prix of Tula

3rd Keirin

3rd Team Sprint (with Pauline Grabosch)

2020

World Championships

1st Keirin

1st Team Sprint

1st Sprint

2021

Tokyo Olympics

2nd Team Sprint (with Lea Friedrich)

4th Sprint