Elisabeth Maxwald (21 June 1967 - 9 July 2013) was an Austrian Paralympic skier.[1][2] She represented Austria in Paralympic Alpine skiing at the 1988 Paralympic Winter Games in Innsbruck and 1998 Paralympic Winter Games in Nordic skiing in Nagano. She won four medals, two gold, a silver and a bronze.[3]

Elisabeth Maxwald
Personal information
Born(1967-06-21)21 June 1967
Died9 July 2013(2013-07-09) (aged 46)
Sport
Country Austria
SportAlpine skiing
Cross-country skiing
Disability classB1
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Paralympic Games
Alpine skiing
Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck Giant slalom B1
Cross-country skiing
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 5km classical B1
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 3x2.5km relay open
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano 5km free B1

Career

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She competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympic Games, winning a gold medal in the giant slalom in 4:18.47 (second Cara Dunne who finished the race in 4:59.62 and third Susana Herrera in 5: 30.41).[4] She was disqualified in Women's downhill B1.

She competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympic Games in Nagano. She won gold in Nordic skiing, the 5 km classic technique race, ahead of the German athlete Verena Bentele and the Russian Lioubov Paninykh;[5] she won silver in the 3x2.5 km bracket (together with Gabriele Berghofer and Renata Hoenisch);[6] and she won bronze in the 5 km freestyle race.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Wenninger, Bastian (2020-09-03). "Maxwald Elisabeth". Österreichisches Paralympisches Committee (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  2. ^ "Abschied von Elisabeth Maxwald". behindertensport-wien.at.
  3. ^ "Elisabeth Maxwald - Alpine skiing, Nordic Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  4. ^ "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing – womens-giant-slalom-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  5. ^ "Nagano 1998 - cross-country – womens-5-km-classical-technique-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  6. ^ "Nagano 1998 - cross-country – womens-3x25-km-relay-open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  7. ^ "Nagano 1998 - cross-country – womens-5-km-free-technique-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-29.