Barbara Aigner
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{{Short description|Austrian para alpine skier (born 2005)}}
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|birth_place = Gloggnitz, Lower Austria, Austria
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|disability = Visually impaired
|disability_class = B2
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{{Medal|Sport | Women's para alpine skiing}}
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{{Medal|Comp|Paralympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Beijing|Slalom}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Beijing|Giant slalom}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Lillehammer|Giant slalom}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Lleida|Slalom}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Lleida|Giant slalom}}
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Barbara Aigner (born 29 April 2005) is an Austrian visually impaired para alpine skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-21 |title=Aigner siblings enjoy success at World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup in St Moritz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1117132/aigner-para-alpine-skiing-world-cup |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-12 |title=In vision impaired alpine skiing, Aigner siblings haul in the medals |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/on-her-turf/news/in-vision-impaired-alpine-skiing-aigner-siblings-haul-in-the-medals |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}
Career
Aigner made her debut at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships where she won the gold medal in the giant slalom event.{{Cite news|date=20 January 2022|title=Marie Bochet earns 30th major gold medal in gripping giant slalom finish|work=Paralympic.org|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/marie-bochet-earns-30th-major-gold-medal-gripping-giant-slalom-finish|access-date=20 January 2022}}
Aigner competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a silver medal in the slalom and a bronze medal in the giant slalom.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/beijing-2022/results|title=Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Results|work=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=10 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/feature/golden-family-aigner-siblings-achieve-paralympic-glory |title=Golden family: Aigner siblings achieve Paralympic glory |website=paralympic.org |date=11 March 2022 |access-date=11 March 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Alpine Skiing Results Book |url=https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/ALP/PWG2022_ALP_B99_ALP-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313113641/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/ALP/PWG2022_ALP_B99_ALP-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2022 |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=2022 Winter Paralympics}}
Personal life
Aigner's twin brother, Johannes, and older sister Veronika are both visually impaired para skiers.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/feature/keeping-it-family-aigner-twins-join-dynasty |title=Keeping it in the family – Aigner twins join the dynasty |website=paralympic.org |date=1 March 2022 |access-date=4 March 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Waldstein |first=David |date=2022-03-13 |title=The Skiing Aigners Are a Nation Unto Themselves |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/sports/olympics/aigner-family-paralympics.html |access-date=2024-08-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} She and her siblings have the congenital cataract condition as well as their mother.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Another golden day for Austrian golden boy Aigner at Winter Paralympics |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220310-another-golden-day-for-austrian-golden-boy-aigner-at-winter-paralympics |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=France 24 |language=en}}
References
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Category:Austrian female alpine skiers
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for Austria
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Austria
Category:Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
Category:Visually impaired-category Paralympic competitors
External links
- [https://www.paralympic.org/barbara-aigner Barbara Aigner] at the International Paralympic Committee
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