Keith Gabel
Keith Gabel (born July 20, 1984)[2] is a Paralympic snowboarder originally from Ogden, Utah.[3]
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | July 20, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 181 lb (82 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | SB-LL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Snowboard cross, Banked slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gabel competed for the United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and again in 2018. He won silver in 2018 snowboard cross division SB-LL2 and had won bronze in 2014. He became involved in adaptive sports after he lost his foot in 2000.[4] He also won a silver medal in snowboard cross at the 2016–17 IPC Snowboard World Cup.[1] He won silver medal from South Korea at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[5]
References
- "Keith Gabel". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- "Keith Gabel". PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- "Team USA won a load of medals at the Pyeongchang Paralympics ..." The Salt Lake Tribune. March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- Madeleine Osberger (March 16, 2018). "Medal harvest continues for Aspen Paralympians". Aspen Daily News. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- Standard-Examiner. "Ogden's Keith Gabel wins silver in Paralympic snowboard-cross". Standard-Examiner. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
External links
- Keith Gabel at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)
- Keith Gabel at the X Games
- Keith Gabel at World Para Snowboard
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