Gabriele Huemer

{{Short description|Austrian Paralympic alpine skier}}

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{{Medal|Sport|Alpine skiing}}

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{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|1994 Lillehammer|Super-G B1-2}}

{{Medal|Gold|2002 Salt Lake City|Slalom B2-3}}

{{Medal|Silver|1994 Lillehammer|Giant slalom B1-2}}

{{Medal|Silver|2002 Salt Lake City|Super-G B2-3}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2002 Salt Lake City|Downhill B2-3}}

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Gabriele Huemer (born 18 March 1964) is an Austrian Paralympic alpine skier. She represented Austria in Paralympic Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Paralympics, and 2002 Winter Paralympics. She won five medals: two gold medals, two silver, and one bronze.{{Cite web |title=Gabriele Huemer - Alpine skiing {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile |url=https://www.paralympic.org/gabriele-huemer |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 January 2023|title=Gabriele Huemer - Austrian Paralympic Committee (in German)|url=https://oepc.at/sportlerhub/huemer-gabriele/|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Austrian Paralympic Committee}}

Career

At the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway, Huemer competed in two alpine skiing events, winning gold in the super-G B1-2, with a time of 1:18.89,{{Cite web |title=Lillehammer 1994 - alpine-skiing – womens-super-g-b1-2 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/lillehammer-1994/results/alpine-skiing/womens-super-g-b1-2 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}} and silver in the giant slalom, B1-2 (with a time of 2:52.48 she placed behind her compatriot Elisabeth Kellner in 2:50.31 and ahead of the Swedish athlete Åsa Bengtsson in 3:05.11).{{Cite web |title=Lillehammer 1994 - alpine-skiing – womens-giant-slalom-b1-2 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/lillehammer-1994/results/alpine-skiing/womens-giant-slalom-b1-2 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}

At the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, Huemer won gold in the slalom B2-3, with a time of 1:50.74),{{Cite web |title=Salt Lake City 2002 - alpine-skiing – womens-slalom-b2-3 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/salt-lake-city-2002/results/alpine-skiing/womens-slalom-b2-3 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}} a silver in the super-G B2-3,{{Cite web |title=Salt Lake City 2002 - alpine-skiing – womens-super-g-b2-3 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/salt-lake-city-2002/results/alpine-skiing/womens-super-g-b2-3 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}} and a bronze in downhill B2-3.{{Cite web |title=Salt Lake City 2002 - alpine-skiing – womens-downhill-b2-3 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/salt-lake-city-2002/results/alpine-skiing/womens-downhill-b2-3 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}} She also competed in the giant slalom B2-3, where she did not finish.{{Cite web |title=Salt Lake City 2002 - alpine-skiing – womens-giant-slalom-b2-3 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/salt-lake-city-2002/results/alpine-skiing/womens-giant-slalom-b2-3 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}

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