 Amelia Hodgson in 2021 | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||
| Born | 29 June 1997 | ||||
| Sport | |||||
| Country | Australia | ||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | ||||
| Event(s) | Giant slalom Slalom | ||||
Medal record
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Amelia Hodgson (born 29 June 1997) is an Australian skier and sighted guide for visually impaired skiers. She was Patrick Jensen's guide at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. [1]
Hodgson lives in Jindabyne, New South Wales. She grew up ski racing and is a ski instructor and coach. [2] Since 2019, Hodgson has been the sighted guide with Para-alpine skier Patrick Jensen. In the 2019–20 season, Jensen and Hodgson won three bronze medals in World Cup events. [3]
At the 2022 Winter Paralympics Jensen with his guide Amelia Hodgson, competed in five events - 6th in Super G and 8th in the Downhill and Slalom Visually Impaired events. He failed to finish in the Giant Slalom and Super G Combined. [4]
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