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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 June 1967 |
| Died | 9 July 2013 (aged 46) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Austria |
| Sport | Alpine skiing Cross-country skiing |
| Disability class | B1 |
Career
editShe 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
edit- ^ Wenninger, Bastian (2020-09-03). "Maxwald Elisabeth". Österreichisches Paralympisches Committee (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "Abschied von Elisabeth Maxwald". behindertensport-wien.at.
- ^ "Elisabeth Maxwald - Alpine skiing, Nordic Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing – womens-giant-slalom-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "Nagano 1998 - cross-country – womens-5-km-classical-technique-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "Nagano 1998 - cross-country – womens-3x25-km-relay-open". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
- ^ "Nagano 1998 - cross-country – womens-5-km-free-technique-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-29.