Beth Coats

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Beth Coats
Personal information
Full nameBeth Jan Coats
NationalityAmerican
Born (1966-07-20) July 20, 1966 (age 58)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Sport
Sport Biathlon

Beth Jan Coats (born July 20, 1966) is an American former biathlete and cyclist. [1] She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics. [2] Coats was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and graduated from Eldorado High School. [3] She later suffered severe injuries in a climbing accident. [4]

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Biography

In the 1980s, Coats went on a skiing trip in New Mexico, which resulted in her enrolling at Western State College and joining the cross-country ski team. [5] After learning how to use a .22 caliber rifle, Coats moved on to biathlon. [5] In 1993, Coats joined the National Guard, helping her to qualify to the United States Olympic team. [5]

Coats competed at two Winter Olympics, and in seven World Championships in biathlon. [1] Coats also competed professionally in mountain biking, [6] ranking tenth in the world as a professional, [5] finishing second overall in the US national championships in 1997, [1] and later became a mountain climber. [1] [7] However, while climbing in Eldorado Canyon State Park in 1998, Coats suffered a spinal cord injury during a fall, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. [1] [8] Despite suffering a spinal injury, Coats went on to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. [1] [9]

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