Aaron Ewen
{{Short description|New Zealand para-alpine skier (born 1996)}}
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|birth_place = Amiens, France
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|disability = Spinal cord injuries
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Aaron Ewen (born 16 December 1996){{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/beijing-2022/athletes/athletes-details?individualId=c098ba66-45f2-3a59-a1e3-9f1a987f446d |title=Aaron Ewen |year=2022 |website=Beijing 2022 |access-date=7 March 2022}} is a New Zealand alpine skier who is representing New Zealand at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Biography
Born in France to English parents, Ewen moved to New Zealand when he was eight years old, settling in Tuakau.{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/aaron-ewen |title=Aaron Ewen |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=8 December 2021}} He began sit skiing in 2013 after receiving a spinal injury in a downhill mountain bike accident that left him without the use of his legs.{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/126861762/aaron-ewen-off-to-paralympic-winter-games-after-injury-disappointment |title=Aaron Ewen off to Paralympic Winter Games after injury disappointment |date=2 November 2021 |work=Stuff |access-date=8 December 2021}}
Ewen was selected for the New Zealand team for the 2018 Winter Paralympics, but had to withdraw after sustaining a hip fracture during training in December 2017. He returned to competition in 2019.
References
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External links
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- {{IPC|aaron-ewen}}
{{2022 New Zealand Winter Paralympic team}}
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Category:New Zealand male alpine skiers
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Category:Paralympic alpine skiers for New Zealand
Category:Sportspeople from Amiens
Category:French male alpine skiers
Category:French emigrants to New Zealand
Category:French people of English descent
Category:New Zealand people of English descent
Category:Sportspeople from Waikato
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
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