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| Born | 18 June 1968 Milan, Lombardy, Italy |
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| Country |  Italy |
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Daila Dameno (born 18 June 1968) [1] is an Italian para-archer, para-alpine skier and para-swimmer. She represented Italy in para-swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and in para-alpine skiing at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Paralympics, the former in which she won two medals, a silver in the slalom and a bronze in the giant slalom. [2]
Dameno was left tetraplegic following a car accident. [1]
Dameno represented Italy in the Paralympic swimming competitions at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, finishing 8th in the 200 m freestyle S5, 7th in the 50 m freestyle S5 and 50 m butterfly S5. [3] [4] [5]
Dameno also competed in para-lpine skiing, in the 2006 Winter Paralympics, where in the slalom race she achieved a time of 1:49.53, winning the silver medal; on the podium, gold for the American Stephani Victor in 1:48.54 and bronze for the Japanese Tatsuko Aoki in 1:51.39. [6] She came third in the giant slalom race, with a result of 2:08.08, behind Kuniko Obinata in 2:05.03 and Laurie Stephens in 2:05.11. [7]
In 2022, Dameno started shooting with the compound bow, achieving exceptional results in a short time. She made her debut in her first Italian Championship in Lanciano in 2022, coming in 2nd place both in the qualifications and in the clash with Asia Pellizzari in the W1 category. In Faeza at the Italian Indoor Championships she won the silver medal in the qualification and the title of Italian Indoor Champion. In July 2023, with the call to the national team, she won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in Plzeň (CZE) in pairs with Pellizzari, beaten only by the Chinese pair who set the new world record in the Double W1 category. [8] 2024 has also given great satisfaction so far. In Novara, she won the gold in the qualifications and the silver in the final with Pellizzari. [9]
Australia has participated officially in every Paralympic Games since its inauguration in 1960 with the exception of the 1976 Winter Paralympics.
Kimberly Joines is a Canadian alpine skier. While snowboarding in the year 2000 Kimberly was involved in a snowboarding accident. The accident resulted in spinal cord injuries at the L1/T12 vertebra and consequently she is paralysed from the waist down. She subsequently joined the Canadian para-alpine ski team. She competed in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics in five events: Downhill, Super G, Super combined, giant slalom and Slalom.
Viviane Forest is a Canadian multi-sport Paralympic medallist. She was born and raised in Quebec, and currently resides in Edmonton, Alberta. She is the first Canadian Paralympian to win a gold medal at the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.
Jessica Gallagher is an Australian Paralympic alpine skier, track and field athlete, tandem cyclist and rower. She was Australia's second female Winter Paralympian, and the first Australian woman to win a medal at the Winter Paralympics at the 2010 Vancouver Games. She competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, where she won a bronze medal in the women's giant slalom visually impaired.
Cameron Rahles-Rahbula is a former Paralympic alpine skier from Australia. He won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. He represented Australia in four Paralympics, stating with the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City and the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino. He did not compete in any events at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi due to knee and ankle injuries sustained during the warm up for the downhill event of the Games but carried the Australian flag in the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony. He also won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2004 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Wildschönau, Austria, and a gold and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships in Jeongseon, Korea. He retired after the Sochi Games.
Melissa Perrine is a B2 classified visually impaired para-alpine skier from Australia. She has competed at the four Winter Paralympics from 2010 to 2022. At the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, she won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals. At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, she won two bronze medals.
Andy Bor is an Australian former ski coach and sighted guide for visually impaired skiers. He was a coach at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, and was Melissa Perrine's guide skier at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver and 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.
Karolina Wisniewska is a para-alpine standing skier. Born in Warsaw, she moved to Canada when she was 5 years old where she then took up skiing as a form of physical therapy for her cerebral palsy. Over the course of her skiing career, she won eight total Paralympic medals for skiing, and 18 medals at International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Cups. At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, she earned four medals, the most ever earned by a Canadian para-alpine skier at a single Games. Wisniewska retired from the sport for a second time in May 2012 following an injury in 2011 that resulted in her missing most of the 2011/2012 skiing season.
Victoria "Tori" Pendergast is an Australian F58 athletics shot put competitor and LW12.1 classified Para-alpine skier. When she competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, she became Australia's first female sit skier at the Winter Paralympics. She competed in two events, finishing seventh in women's slalom sit-ski and tenth in the women's giant slalom sit-ski. She also won a silver and a bronze medal in the slalom and super-G at the 2013 North America Cup, and a bronze medal in the giant slalom at the 2013 IPC World Cup in Thredbo.
Laurie Stephens is an alpine monoskier who has spina bifida. She has won multiple medals for the United States at the Paralympics. She has also had success at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup.
Anna Katharina Schaffelhuber is a German para-alpine skier. At the 2014 Winter Paralympics she won five gold medals, becoming only the second athlete to sweep the alpine skiing events.
Anna-Lena Forster is a German para-alpine skier who competed at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics winning six medals.
Menna Fitzpatrick MBE is a British alpine skier. She is visually impaired having only 5% vision and formerly skied with guide Jennifer Kehoe until 2021. They competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang in March 2018 where they took four medals, including a gold in the slalom, making Fitzpatrick Team GB's most decorated Winter Paralympian.
Emily Rahles-Rahbula is a Para-alpine amputee skier from Australia. She competed at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, Italy and became Australia's first female Winter Paralympian.
Sandra Lynes is a Canadian para-alpine skier. She represented Canada at the 1992 Winter Paralympics and at the 1994 Winter Paralympics.
Juergen Egle is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria in alpine skiing at four Winter Paralympics: in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. In total he won one gold medal, three silver medals and two bronze medals.
Elisabeth Dos-Kellner is an Austrian Paralympic alpine skier. She represented Austria in Para-alpine skiing at the 1988 Paralympic Winter Games, and 1994 Paralympic Winter Games. She won four medals: three gold medals and a silver medal.
Sabine Barisch is a German Paralympic skier. She represented West Germany in para-alpine skiing at the 1980 Paralympic Winter Games, and 1984 Paralympic Winter Games. She won a total of six medals, including one gold medal, two silver medals and three bronze medals.
Elisabeth Osterwalder is a Swiss Para-alpine skier and athlete. She represented Switzerland at the 1984 Paralympic Winter Games. She won a total of seven medals.
