Martha Hill (skier)

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Martha Hill
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Para-alpine skiing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Innsbruck Downhill LW2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1988 InnsbruckSlalom LW2

Martha Hill is an American para-alpine skier. She represented the United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics and at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in alpine skiing. [1]

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Career

At the 1984 Winter Paralympics, she finished fourth in downhill, [2] fifth in super combined, [3] and sixth, both in slalom, [4] and giant slalom. [5]

At the 1988 Winter Paralympics, she won the silver medals in the Women's Downhill LW2 event and in the Women's Slalom LW2 event. [6] [7]

She also competed in disabled skiing, a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Hill is the mother of Stacy Gaskill who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China. She was also in the 1988 documentary 'The Second Voyage of the Mimi'. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Martha Hill - Alpine Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-downhill-lw2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-alpine-combination-lw2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-slalom-lw2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  8. ↑ "This Team USA Olympic snowboarder has a family history with the Games". npr.org. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.


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