Santeri Kiiveri

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Santeri Kiiveri
Personal information
Born (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 23)
Lappeenranta, Finland
Sport
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sport Alpine skiing
Disability class LW6/8
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Men's para alpine skiing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Giant slalom standing
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Beijing Super combined standing

Santeri Kiiveri (born 18 March 2000) is a Finnish para alpine skier who competed at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Career

Kiiveri represented Finland at the 2018 Winter Paralympics where he finished in fourth place in slalom, and sixth place in both the giant slalom and super combined. [1]

He again represented Finland at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal in the giant slalom standing event, and a silver medal in the super combined standing event. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Santeri Kiiveri". paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. "Santeri Kiiveri". paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. Houston, Michael (10 March 2022). "Teenager Aigner wins second gold of Beijing 2022 Paralympics in giant slalom". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.