 Gasteiger taking the 2009 Disabled Athlete of the year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 28, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Downhill Slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sabine Gasteiger (born 28 October 1956) is an Austrian Paralympic Gold medallist. She was awarded a gold medal in 2006, as part of her Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.
Gasteiger was born in 1956. She has very poor eyesight and she therefore competes as a paralympian. She skis for the Austrian national team.
She won a gold medal, two bronze and a silver at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin. [1]
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