Sarah Billmeier

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Sarah Billmeier
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Para-alpine skiing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Albertville Super-G LW2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Albertville Giant Slalom LW2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Albertville Downhill LW2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Slalom LW2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Super-G LW2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Downhill LW2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Nagano Slalom LW2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Nagano Super-G LW2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Nagano Giant Slalom LW2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Nagano Downhill LW2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Slalom LW2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Super-G LW2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Downhill LW2

Sarah Billmeier is an American para-alpine skier. She represented the United States in alpine skiing at the 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002 Winter Paralympics. In total she won seven gold medals, five silver medals and one bronze medal.

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She competed in LW2 events for athletes with a single leg amputation above the knee. [1] She lost her left leg above the knee to bone cancer when she was five years old. [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionLocationPositionEventTime
1992 1992 Winter Paralympics Tignes/Albertville, France2ndWomen's Super-G LW21:20.98 [3]
1stWomen's Giant Slalom LW22:22.85 [4]
1stWomen's Downhill LW21:17.85 [5]
1994 1994 Winter Paralympics Lillehammer, Norway2ndWomen's Slalom LW21:33.22 [6]
1stWomen's Super-G LW21:18.36 [7]
1stWomen's Downhill LW21:17.77 [8]
1998 1998 Winter Paralympics Nagano, Japan1stWomen's Slalom LW22:04.99 [9]
2ndWomen's Super-G LW21:09.04 [10]
3rdWomen's Giant Slalom LW22:49.44 [11]
1stWomen's Downhill LW21:14.79 [12]
2002 2002 Winter Paralympics Salt Lake City, United States2ndWomen's Slalom LW21:51.90 [13]
1stWomen's Super-G LW21:18.43 [14]
2ndWomen's Downhill LW21:28.50 [15]

See also

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