Danelle Umstead
| — Alpine skier — | |
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| Disciplines | Umstead at the 2013 World Championships |
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| Born |
February 15, 1972 Taos, New Mexico |
Danelle D’Aquanni Umstead (born February 15, 1972) is an American alpine skier and Paralympian.
She is part of the US Paralympics team.[1] She competed at the women's slalom, giant slalom, downhill, Super-G and combined at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, with her husband Rob Umstead as her sighted guide. They took the bronze medal at the downhill and combined.[2]
She has a genetic eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa.
References
- ↑ Danelle Umstead's Blog - Meet Team Vision4Gold, U.S. Paralympic Team, August 10, 2009
- ↑ Team Vision4Gold in Vancouver, U.S. Paralympic Team, April 16, 2010
External links
- Team Vision4Gold - Official website of Danelle and Rob Umstead
- Danelle Umstead - profile at the U.S. Paralympic Team
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