Maggie Behle
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maggie Behle (born 1980) is an American Paralympic female alpine skier.[1]
She was born without a right leg and started to engage with alpine skiing at the age of five. She became one of the members of the US Disabled ski team at the age of 13.[2]
Career
[edit]Behle competed at the 1996 World Championship in Lech, Austria winning two silver metals as well as competing at the 1997 World Cup in Pra Loup, France, winning a gold metal in slalom. Behle competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics at the age of 17, which is also her only appearance in a Winter Paralympic event and competed in the alpine skiing event claiming bronze medals in the women's slalom and downhill categories.[3][4] After claiming bronze medals at the 1998 Winter Paralympics, she was honoured at the Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School where she was educated.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "BEHLE Maggie - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ "DISABLED SKIER LACKS A LIMB, NOT COURAGE". DeseretNews.com. 1994-02-03. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ Committee, Alexander Picolin, International Paralympic. "IPC Historical Results Archive - Results Web". db.ipc-services.org. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Empowering Ability Since 1985 - National Ability Center". National Ability Center. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ "Medalist gets warm reception at school". DeseretNews.com. 1998-04-08. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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