Wilhelm Brem
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| Nickname | Willi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1977 Buchloe, Bavaria, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Physiotherapist, athlete | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Nordic skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Vision impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Ring der Korperbehinderten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wilhelm Brem (born 23 November 1977) is a Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier representing Germany in the Winter Paralympics and the IPC World Championships. He often skis with Florian Grimm as his guide. As of the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Brem has won 4 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals between the Paralympics games and the IPC World Championships. Brem was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf in 2010, the highest athletic award in Germany. He was the German flag bearer during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi.
Brem began losing his sight at eight years old; by fourteen, he was fully blind. He has been para-Nordic skiing since he was 16.