Reinhild Möller

Reinhild Möller
 Alpine skier 
Disciplines Slalom, Giant slalom, Super-G, Downhill, Combined
Born February 24, 1956
Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Germany
Paralympics
Medals 23 (19 gold)

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

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. 1.0 1.1 Walker holds on for win in giant slalom, Vail Daily, March 26, 2005
  2. Nordic Walking, amputee-coalition.org