Adrienne Rivera

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Adrienne Rivera
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Sport Alpine skiing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Giant Slalom LW2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Super-G LW2

Adrienne Rivera is an American para-alpine skier. She represented the United States at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in four events in alpine skiing.

She was diagnosed with bone cancer and as a result lost a leg at the age of 14. Following her career in sports she became an aerospace engineer. [1]

She won the gold medal in the Women's Giant Slalom LW2 event and the bronze medal in the Women's Super-G LW2 event. [2] [3]

She also competed in the Women's Downhill LW2 event and the Women's Slalom LW2 event but did not win a medal. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "SheHeroes Episode 6: Adrienne Rivera". SheHeroes. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Giant Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Super-G LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Downhill LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.


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