Gunilla Ahren

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Gunilla Ahren
Personal information
Born (1944-02-09) 9 February 1944 (age 80)
Sport
CountrySweden
Sport Para-alpine skiing
Medal record
Winter Paralympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Innsbruck Downhill LW6/8
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Innsbruck Giant slalom LW6/8
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Innsbruck Slalom LW6/8
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Innsbruck Alpine combination LW6/8
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Innsbruck Slalom LW6/8
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Innsbruck Downhill LW6/8

Gunilla Ahren (born 9 February 1944) is a retired Swedish para-alpine skier. She represented her country in Paralympic alpine skiing at the 1984 Paralympic Winter Games and 1988 Paralympic Winter Games, both held in Innsbruck, Austria, winning six medals: four golds, one silver and one bronze. [1]

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Career

Ahren competed in the 1984 Winter Paralympics in the LW6/8 category. She had won four gold medals: in the slalom (with a time of 1:16.04), [2] in the giant slalom (with a time of 1:28.68), [3] downhill (with a time of 1:09.20), [4] and in the Alpine super combined. [5]

Ahren competed in the 1988 Winter Paralympics, She had won the silver medal in the slalom race (gold for Martina Altenberger in 1:15.63 and bronze for Eszbieta Dadok in 1:37.46), [6] and the bronze medal in the downhill in 1:17.64 (on the podium in front of her, Martina Altenberger with 1:13.87 and Nancy Gustafson in 1:14.51). [7] Additionally, she competed in the giant slalom. [8]

Ahren also competed in the 1990 World Paralympic Championships. [9]

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References

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