Doug Keil
Appearance
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Country | United States | |||||||||||
Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Doug Keil is an American para-alpine skier. He represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Paralympics and he won two gold medals: one in the Men's Giant Slalom 4 event and one in the Men's Slalom 4 event.[1][2] In both events he was the only competitor.[1][2] Both his left arm and leg were amputated after being electrocuted at age 14.[3]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event | Time |
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1980 | 1980 Winter Paralympics | Geilo, Norway | 1st | Men's Giant Slalom 4 | 4:16.06[1] |
1st | Men's Slalom 4 | 2:39.54[2] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Alpine Skiing at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games – Men's Giant Slalom 4". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Alpine Skiing at the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games – Men's Slalom 4". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "Doug Keil". Disabled Sports USA. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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- Living people
- Paralympic alpine skiers for the United States
- American male alpine skiers
- American amputees
- Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
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