Sandrine Hamel

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Sandrine Hamel
Personal information
Born (1997-08-21) August 21, 1997 (age 27)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport
Disability Scoliosis
Medal record
Women's para snowboarding
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Para Snow Sports Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Lillehammer Team event
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 PyhaDual banked slalom
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 LillehammerDual banked slalom

Sandrine Hamel (born August 21, 1997) is a Canadian para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-LL2 category.

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Life and career

Hamel was born with scoliosis. [1]

Hamel won the bronze medal in the women's dual banked slalom at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. [2] [3] She and Lisa DeJong also won the gold medal in the women's team event. [4]

She competed in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China. [5] [6] She competed in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 and women's banked slalom SB-LL2 events. [7]

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References

  1. "Canadian Snowboarder Sandrine Hamel's spirit of adventure". Paralympic.org. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  3. Houston, Michael (January 14, 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. "'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events". Paralympic.org. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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