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.

Sarah Billmeier
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportPara-alpine skiing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville Super-G LW2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville Giant Slalom LW2
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville Downhill LW2
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer Slalom LW2
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer Super-G LW2
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer Downhill LW2
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Slalom LW2
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Super-G LW2
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Giant Slalom LW2
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Downhill LW2
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Slalom LW2
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Super-G LW2
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Downhill LW2

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

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Year Competition Location Position Event Time
1992 1992 Winter Paralympics Tignes/Albertville, France 2nd Women's Super-G LW2 1:20.98[3]
1st Women's Giant Slalom LW2 2:22.85[4]
1st Women's Downhill LW2 1:17.85[5]
1994 1994 Winter Paralympics Lillehammer, Norway 2nd Women's Slalom LW2 1:33.22[6]
1st Women's Super-G LW2 1:18.36[7]
1st Women's Downhill LW2 1:17.77[8]
1998 1998 Winter Paralympics Nagano, Japan 1st Women's Slalom LW2 2:04.99[9]
2nd Women's Super-G LW2 1:09.04[10]
3rd Women's Giant Slalom LW2 2:49.44[11]
1st Women's Downhill LW2 1:14.79[12]
2002 2002 Winter Paralympics Salt Lake City, United States 2nd Women's Slalom LW2 1:51.90[13]
1st Women's Super-G LW2 1:18.43[14]
2nd Women's Downhill LW2 1:28.50[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Winter Sport Classification". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sarah Billmeier: Uphill racer". The Harvard Gazette. June 8, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Super-G LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Giant Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Super-G LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Super-G LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Giant Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  14. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Super-G LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  15. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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