Martha Hill (skier)
{{short description|American para-alpine skier}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Martha Hill
| country = United States
| sport = Para-alpine skiing
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalCompetition | Paralympic Games }}
{{MedalSilver | 1988 Innsbruck | Downhill LW2 }}
{{MedalSilver | 1988 Innsbruck | Slalom LW2 }}
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Martha Hill is an American para-alpine skier. She represented the United States at the 1984 Winter Paralympics and at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in alpine skiing.{{Cite web |title=Martha Hill - Alpine Skiing {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile |url=https://www.paralympic.org/martha-hill |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}
Career
At the 1984 Winter Paralympics, she finished fourth in downhill,{{Cite web |title=Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-downhill-lw2 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/innsbruck-1984/results/alpine-skiing/womens-downhill-lw2 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}} fifth in super combined,{{Cite web |title=Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-alpine-combination-lw2 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/innsbruck-1984/results/alpine-skiing/womens-alpine-combination-lw2 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}} and sixth, both in slalom,{{Cite web |title=Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-slalom-lw2 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/innsbruck-1984/results/alpine-skiing/womens-slalom-lw2 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}} and giant slalom.{{Cite web |title=Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw2 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/innsbruck-1984/results/alpine-skiing/womens-giant-slalom-lw2 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}
At the 1988 Winter Paralympics, she won the silver medals in the Women's Downhill LW2 event and in the Women's Slalom LW2 event.{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/womens-downhill-lw2|title=Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW2|publisher=paralympic.org|accessdate=July 21, 2019|archive-date=July 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721000903/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/womens-downhill-lw2}}{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/womens-slalom-lw2|title=Alpine Skiing at the Innsbruck 1988 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Slalom LW2|publisher=paralympic.org|accessdate=July 21, 2019|archive-date=July 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721000918/https://www.paralympic.org/sdms4/hira/web/results/innsbruck-1988/alpine-skiing/womens-slalom-lw2}}
She also competed in disabled skiing, a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Hill is the mother of Stacy Gaskill who represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/08/1079300231/this-team-usa-olympic-snowboarder-has-a-family-history-with-the-games |title=This Team USA Olympic snowboarder has a family history with the Games |website=npr.org |date=February 8, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}
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Category:Paralympic alpine skiers for the United States
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Category:Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Paralympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 1988 Winter Paralympics
Category:Paralympic silver medalists for the United States
Category:Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
Category:20th-century American sportswomen
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