Reinhild Möller

Reinhild Möller (born February 24, 1956 in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis) is a German former alpine ski racer.

Reinhild Möller
Alpine skier
DisciplinesSlalom, Giant slalom, Super-G, Downhill, Combined
Born (1956-02-24) February 24, 1956
Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, West Germany
Paralympics
Medals23 (19 gold)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Germany
Paralympic Games
1992 Tignes-Albertville Super-G
1992 Tignes-Albertville Slalom
1992 Tignes-Albertville Giant slalom
1992 Tignes-Albertville Downhill
1994 Lillehammer Super-G
1994 Lillehammer Slalom
1994 Lillehammer Giant slalom
1994 Lillehammer Downhill
1998 Nagano Super-G
1998 Nagano Slalom
2006 Torino Downhill
Representing  West Germany
1984 Innsbruck Alpine combination
1984 Innsbruck Giant slalom
1984 Innsbruck Downhill
1988 Innsbruck Slalom
1988 Innsbruck Giant slalom
1988 Innsbruck Downhill
1984 Innsbruck Slalom
1980 Geilo Slalom
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
1988 Seoul 200m
1988 Seoul 100m
Representing  West Germany
1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York 400m
1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York 100m

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

  1. Walker holds on for win in giant slalom, Vail Daily, March 26, 2005
  2. Nordic Walking, amputee-coalition.org


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