Sibylle Matter (born 2 September 1973 in

Hergiswil Hergiswil is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. History Hergiswil is first mentioned around 1303-09 as ''ze Hergenswile''. Geography Hergiswil has an area, , of . ...

, lives in Plaffeien) is an athlete from

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

and

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. She competes in

triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the ...

. Matter competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. She took thirty-sixth place with a total time of 2:13:25.38.

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Trisuisse profile: Sibylle Matter

Sibylle Matter on swissolympians
(in German) 1973 births Living people Triathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic triathletes for Switzerland Swiss female triathletes Sportspeople from Nidwalden {{Switzerland-triathlon-bio-stub