Lauren Weibert

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Lauren Weibert
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1988-06-17) June 17, 1988 (age 36)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport snowboarding
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Winter Deaflympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Sondrio 2019 Slopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Sondrio 2019 Big Air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Khanty-Mansiyst 2015 Slopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Khanty-Mansiyst 2015 snowboard cross

Lauren Weibert (born June 17, 1988) is an American deaf snowboarder. [1] She competed at the 2015 Winter Deaflympics and took part in the women's snowboarding competition. [2] She claimed a gold medal in the women's slopestyle event and a silver in the snowboard cross event. [3] [4] [5] She also won the gold medal in the women's slopestyle event at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics.

She was also qualified to represent US at the 2011 Winter Deaflympics, but the event was eventually cancelled due to corruption allegations levelled on Slovak Deaf Sports chief which led to organizational failures. [6]

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References

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  2. "Weibert Lauren - XVIII Сурдлимпийские зимние игры" . Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. "Виды спорта Snowboarding. Women. Slopestyle, finals - XVIII Сурдлимпийские зимние игры" . Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  4. "Lauren Weibert". USA Deaf Sports Federation. June 17, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  5. Lindeman, Phil (April 11, 2015). "Breckenridge's Lauren Weibert returns from Russia and her first Winter Games with two medals" . Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  6. Foltz, Sebastian (March 4, 2015). "Breckenridge snowboarder Lauren Weibert bound for 2015 Deaflympics" . Retrieved August 28, 2019.