Gunilla Ahren

Swedish paralpine skier

Gunilla Ahren (born February 9, 1944) is a retired para-alpine skier from Sweden. She competed for her country in Paralympic alpine skiing at the 1984 and 1988 Paralympic Winter Games, both in Innsbruck, Austria, and won six medals: four gold, one silver, and one bronze.[1]

Gunilla Ahren
Personal information
Born (1944-02-09) 9 February 1944 (age 80)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportPara-alpine skiing
Medal record
Winter Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 1984 Innsbruck Downhill LW6/8
Gold medal – first place 1984 Innsbruck Giant slalom LW6/8
Gold medal – first place 1984 Innsbruck Slalom LW6/8
Gold medal – first place 1984 Innsbruck Alpine combination LW6/8
Silver medal – second place 1988 Innsbruck Slalom LW6/8
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Innsbruck Downhill LW6/8

Career

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Ahren competed in the 1984 Winter Paralympics in the LW6/8 category and won four gold medals: in the slalom (with a time of 1:16.04),[2] giant slalom (1:28.68),[3] downhill (1:09.20),[4] and Alpine super combined.[5]

In the 1988 Winter Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the slalom race (gold went to Martina Altenberger with 1:15.63, and bronze to Eszbieta Dadok with 1:37.46),[6] and a bronze medal in the downhill with a time of 1:17.64 (Martina Altenberger won gold with 1:13.87, and Nancy Gustafson took silver with 1:14.51).[7] She also competed in the giant slalom.[8]

Ahren also participated in the 1990 World Paralympic Championships.[9]

References

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  1. "Gunilla Ahren - Alpine Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  3. "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-downhill-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  4. "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-downhill-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  5. "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-alpine-combination-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  6. "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  7. "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-downhill-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  8. "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  9. "1990 Alpine Skiing World Championships , Winter Park" (PDF). oepc.at.

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