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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Deborah Herold<br />
| image = UCI Track World Championships 2018 107.jpg<br />
| caption = Deborah and her team sprint<br>partner [[Alena Reji]] (2018)<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|02|18}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Car Nicobar]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], India<br />
| occupation = Cyclist<br />
| years_active = 2011–present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Deborah Herold''' (born 18 February 1995 in [[Car Nicobar]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]) is an [[India|Indian]] [[cycle sport|cyclist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/qfOwXAXcS6ErHfj5Zq3eTL/Nicobars-bicycle-diaries.html|title=Nicobar's bicycle diaries|date=6 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Herold is an ethnic [[Nicobarese people|Nicobarese]]. She grew up in [[Car Nicobar]], where her father served as an Air Force officer. She was at her village in Car Nicobar island when the [[2004 tsunami]] hit and spent around a week stuck in a tree surviving on leaves and tree bark. She received support from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre supports in Andaman. Since 2011, she lives in [[New Delhi]], and trains at the Velodrome in the [[Indira Gandhi Sports Complex|Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.]]<br />
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==Career==<br />
In 2014, Herold won two gold medals at the [[ACC Track Asia Cup|Asia Cup]] in the 500-meter time trial and the [[team sprint]]. In October 2015, she won five medals at the Taiwan Cup Track International Classic, then three medals at the Track India Cup.<ref name=survivor>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/cycling/Tsunami-survivor-Deborah-Herold-is-world-No-4-cyclist/articleshow/50146567.cms|title=Tsunami survivor Deborah Herold is world No. 4 cyclist|first=Jamie|last=Alter|work=The Times of India|date=12 December 2015|accessdate=28 December 2015}}</ref> She is the first Indian cyclist in the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] rankings of a discipline – the 500m [[time trial]] – and is ranked fourth.<ref name=history>{{cite news|url=<br />
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/cycling/Indian-cyclist-Deborah-Herold-makes-history-with-4th-place-ranking/articleshow/50138675.cms|title=Indian cyclist Deborah Herold makes history with 4th place ranking|first=Jamie|last=Alter|date=11 December 2015|accessdate=28 December 2015|work=The Times of India}}</ref> She has won three silver medal at [[Track cycling at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games|2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games]].<br />
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