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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 July 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giacomo Pierbon (born 2 July 1987) is an Italian alpine skier. [1] [2]
He made his Deaflympic debut representing Italy at the 2015 Winter Deaflympics. He was successful on his maiden appearance claiming a total of five medals including three gold medals in men's super combined, Super-G and slalom events. He also represented Italy at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics which is coincidentally held in his home nation Italy and managed to claim five gold medals in men's alpine skiing categories. [3] [4]
Tereza Kmochová is a Czech deaf female alpine skier. She has represented Czech Republic in Winter Deaflympics, Winter Universiade and in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. She generally competes in the women's combined, slalom, giant slalom, Super-G events at international alpine skiing competitions. She is considered one of the finest deaflympic alpine skiers to have competed at the Deaflympics and also regarded as a finest athlete to have represented Czech Republic at the Deaflympics with a record haul of 10 medals including 7 gold medals. In the 2015 Winter Deaflympics she created history after winning gold medals in all five events such as giant slalom, super combined, slalom, downhill and Super-G.
Rea Hraski is a Croatian alpine skier. She represented Croatia at the 2007 Winter Deaflympics, the 2015 Winter Deaflympics and the 2019 Winter Deaflympics.
Melissa Köck is an Austrian female deaf alpine skier. She competed at the 2015 Winter Deaflympics and competed in the women's downhill, giant slalom, slalom, Super-G and super combined events. She is also the younger sister of fellow Austrian alpine skier, Kristina Köck.
Giacomo Bertagnolli is a male Italian paralympic alpine skier, and is a four-time Paralympic Games gold medal winner.
Jeroen Kampschreur is a Dutch paralympic skier. Kampschreur was born without shinbones, which resulted in both of his legs being amputated above the knee at age one. Consequently, he began using a wheelchair. On 23 March 2018, Kampschreur was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Jesper Saltvik Pedersen is a para-alpine skier. He is a six-time medalist, including four gold medals, at the Winter Paralympics.
Alexis Guimond is an American-born Canadian male Paralympic alpine skier.
The 2019 Winter Deaflympics, officially known as the 19th Winter Deaflympics or XIX Winter Deaflympics, was the 19th edition of the Winter Deaflympics, and took place between the 12–21 December in Sondrio Province in Northern Italy. The opening ceremony was held in Sondrio on 12 December and curling competition began a day prior to the start of the Winter Deaflympics. Sporting events apart from curling commenced on 13 December.
Niels de Langen is a Dutch para-alpine skier. He won two medals in alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Thomas Walsh is an American para-alpine skier. Born and raised in Vail, Colorado, he starting skiing at the age of 2. He began his racing career with the Ski and Snowboard Club Vail at the age of 5.
Ukraine competed at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics held between 12 and 21 December 2019 in Province of Sondrio in Northern Italy. Most medals were won in cross-country skiing and the country finished in 3rd place in the medal table with a total of four gold medals, four silver medals and three bronze medals.
Russia competed at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics held between 12 and 21 December 2019 in Province of Sondrio in Northern Italy. Russian competitors won medals in each of the sports contested at the games and the country finished in 1st place in the medal table.
Italy competed at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics held between 12 and 21 December 2019 in Sondrio Province in Northern Italy. Alpine skier Giacomo Pierbon won gold medals in all five men's alpine skiing events which meant that the country finished in 2nd place in the medal table with a total of five gold medals and two bronze medals.
Austria competed at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics held between 12 and 21 December 2019 in Sondrio Province in Northern Italy.
Cross-country skiing was one of the competitions held at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics.
The Czech Republic competed at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics held between 12 and 21 December 2019 in Province of Sondrio in Northern Italy. Most medals were won in alpine skiing and the country finished in 4th place with a total of two gold medals, four silver medals and one bronze medal.
China competed at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics held between 12 and 21 December 2019 in Sondrio Province in Northern Italy. The country finished in 6th place in the medal table with a total of two gold medals and two bronze medals.
Lyubov Ivanovna Misharina is a Russian deaf cross-country skier. She married fellow cross-country skier Vladimir Mayorov after dating each other in 2010.
Ryo Kiyuna is an Okinawan karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He is also a four-time gold medalist in the men's kata event at the World Karate Championships and a two-time gold medalist in the men's team kata event, alongside Arata Kinjo and Takuya Uemura. He has also won multiple gold medals in both the individual and team kata events at the Asian Karate Championships.
France competed at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics held between 12 and 21 December 2019 in Province of Sondrio in Northern Italy. The country won three silver medals and two bronze medals, all in alpine skiing. The country finished in 9th place in the medal table.