Shane O'Connor (skier)

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Shane O'Connor
Personal information
Born (1973-11-15) November 15, 1973 (age 50)
Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.44 m (4 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Slalom
ClubSki Club of Ireland
World Cup debutFebruary, 1993 (age 18)
RetiredFebruary, 2010 (age 36)
Olympics
Teams1 - (2010)
World Championships
Teams5 - (1993) (2003) (2005) (2007) (2009)

Shane O'Connor (born November 15, 1973) is a former alpine skier from Ireland who represented his country in five World Championships and one Winter Olympic Games. [1] He competed for Ireland at the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing 45th in the slalom. [2] [3]

Shane was born in Dublin and competed for Ireland in the five World Alpine Ski Championships - Morioka, Japan 1993, St. Moritz, Switzerland 2003, Bormio, Italy 2005, Are, Sweden 2006 and Val d’Isere, France 2009 and one Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada 2010.

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References

  1. "Shane O'Connor". Ski Database. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. "Shane O Connor". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. "Men's slalom results". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.