Reinhild Möller (born February 24, 1956, in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis) is a German former alpine ski racer.
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Born | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, West Germany | February 24, 1956||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, Downhill, Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals | 23 (19 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She is the only alpine skier to win 19 Paralympic medals. She has also won 4 Paralympic medals in athletics.
When she was 3 years old, she lost half of her left leg in a farm accident. She has lived in the United States since about 1990.[1] She is married to U.S. Paralympic skier Reed Robinson.[2] Möller is the first athlete with a disability to receive a $1 million sponsorship contract.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Walker holds on for win in giant slalom, Vail Daily, March 26, 2005
- ^ Nordic Walking, amputee-coalition.org
External links
edit- Reinhild Möller at the International Paralympic Committee
- Reinhild Möller (German), munzinger.de