Gunilla Ahren (born October 1, 1961) is a retired Swedish para-alpine skier. She represented her country in Paralympic alpine skiing at the 1984 Paralympic Winter Games and 1988 Paralympic Winter Games, both held in Innsbruck, Austria, winning six medals: four golds, one silver and one bronze.[1]
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| Born | 9 February 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAhren competed in the 1984 Winter Paralympics in the LW6/8 category. She had won four gold medals: in the slalom (with a time of 1:16.04),[2] in the giant slalom (with a time of 1:28.68),[3] downhill (with a time of 1:09.20),[4] and in the Alpine super combined.[5]
Ahren competed in the 1988 Winter Paralympics, She had won the silver medal in the slalom race (gold for Martina Altenberger in 1:15.63 and bronze for Eszbieta Dadok in 1:37.46),[6] and the bronze medal in the downhill in 1:17.64 (on the podium in front of her, Martina Altenberger with 1:13.87 and Nancy Gustafson in 1:14.51).[7] Additionally, she competed in the giant slalom.[8]
Ahren also competed in the 1990 World Paralympic Championships.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gunilla Ahren - Alpine Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-downhill-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-alpine-combination-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-downhill-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "1990 Alpine Skiing World Championships , Winter Park" (PDF). oepc.at.
