title: Tamira Slaby
text: # Tamira Slaby
  
  Tamira Slaby (born 6 March 1992) is a Paralympian athlete from Germany competing mainly in T38 sprint events. She has competed in two Summer Paralympics, 2008 and 2012, and won silver medals in both the 100m and 200m in the 2012 European Championships.
  
  ## History
  
  Slaby was born in Essen in Germany in 1992. Slaby, who has cerebral palsy, began racing at the age of 13 when she joined the athletics club TV Wattenscheid based in Bochum.
  
  