Melissa Köck (also spelled Koeck, born 27 June 1997) is an Austrian female deaf alpine skier.[1] She competed at the 2015 Winter Deaflympics and competed in the women's downhill, giant slalom, slalom, Super-G and super combined events.[2][3] She is also the younger sister of fellow Austrian alpine skier, Kristina Köck.[4]
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| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melissa in her Deaflympic debut at the 2015 Winter Deaflympics, claimed four silver medals in the women's giant slalom,[5] slalom,[6] super combined[7] and Super-G events[8] as the gold medals in the relevant categories were won by Czech alpine skier, Tereza Kmochová.[9] She also represented Austria at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics where she won three bronze medals.
References
edit- ^ "Melissa Kock | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Kock Melissa - XVIII Сурдлимпийские зимние игры". ugra2015.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Melissa Kock - Coeur Handisport". Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Kmochova tops podium again to finish Winter Deaflympics with five gold medals". Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Виды спорта Alpine skiing. Women. Giant slalom (2nd attempt) - XVIII Сурдлимпийские зимние игры". ugra2015.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Виды спорта Alpine skiing. Women. Slalom (2nd attempt) - XVIII Сурдлимпийские зимние игры". ugra2015.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Виды спорта Alpine skiing. Women. Super Combined - XVIII Сурдлимпийские зимние игры". ugra2015.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Виды спорта Alpine skiing. Women. Super giant - XVIII Сурдлимпийские зимние игры". ugra2015.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Czech skier continues dominance of Deaflympics by claiming fourth gold medal". Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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