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Bart Bunting (born 17 June 1976) is a Paralympic alpine skier from Australia. He has been legally blind since birth, and skis with his guide Nathan Chivers, who he has known since high school.[1][2] He began skiing in 1998 at a "tryout camp" for people with disabilities. He found it difficult at first, but in 2000, he won a gold medal in the downhill and giant slalom at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Anzère, Switzerland.[2] In 2001, He had an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship for alpine skiing.[3]
He won two gold medals at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games in the Men's Downhill B1-3 event and the Men's Super-G B1-3 event, and a silver medal at the Men's Giant Slalom B1-2 event.[4] Due to these achievements, he carried the Australian flag during the closing ceremony of the Games.[5]
Bunting has a degree in computer science from the University of Technology, Sydney, and works in satellite networking.[1][5]