| Jack Benedick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 |
| Died | 2013 (aged 69–70) |
Jack Benedick (1943 – 19 March 2013) was an American para-alpine skier. He represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway and at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[1][2] He won the silver medal in the men's alpine combination LW3 event at the 1984 Winter Paralympics.[1] He was inducted in the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]
In 1969, he lost both his legs in Vietnam.[3][4] In 2006, he was the recipient of one of the Paralympic Order awards of 2005.[5][6] He died on 19 March 2013.[3][5]
See also[]
- List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jack Benedick". https://www.paralympic.org/jack-benedick.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jack Benedick". https://skihall.com/hall-of-famers/jack-benedick/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Adaptive Pioneer Jack Benedick Passes Away". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. March 21, 2013. https://usskiandsnowboard.org/news/adaptive-pioneer-jack-benedick-passes-away.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame – Jack Benedick". https://www.snowsportsmuseum.org/hall-of-fame-all/jack-benedick.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Meyer, John (21 March 2013). "Jack Benedick, disabled ski pioneer, dead at 70". The Denver Post. https://www.denverpost.com/2013/03/21/jack-benedick-disabled-ski-pioneer-dead-at-70/.
- ↑ "The Paralympic Order". https://www.paralympic.org/paralympic-order.
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