Keith Gabel

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Keith Gabel
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1984-07-20) July 20, 1984 (age 41)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Weight181 lb (82 kg) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Snowboarding
Disability class SB-LL2
Event(s)
Snowboard cross,
Banked slalom
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winter Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi Snowboard cross
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 PyeongChang Snowboard cross
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Aspen Snowboard X adaptive

Keith Gabel (born July 20, 1984) [2] is a Paralympic snowboarder originally from Ogden, Utah. [3]

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Career

Gabel competed for the United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and again in 2018. He won silver in 2018 snowboard cross division SB-LL2 and had won bronze in 2014. He became involved in adaptive sports after he lost his foot in 2000. [4] He also won a silver medal in snowboard cross at the 2016–17 IPC Snowboard World Cup. [1] He won silver medal from South Korea at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Keith Gabel". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. "Keith Gabel". PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. "Team USA won a load of medals at the Pyeongchang Paralympics ..." The Salt Lake Tribune . March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. Madeleine Osberger (March 16, 2018). "Medal harvest continues for Aspen Paralympians". Aspen Daily News . Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  5. Standard-Examiner. "Ogden's Keith Gabel wins silver in Paralympic snowboard-cross". Standard-Examiner. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.