Sabine Gasteiger

{{Short description|Austrian para-alpine skier (born 1956)}}

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| caption = Gasteiger taking the 2009 Disabled Athlete of the year

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| nationality = Austrian

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| country = Austria

| sport = Para-alpine skiing

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| event = Downhill
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's Para-alpine skiing}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Winter Paralympics}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Turin|Downhill, visually imparied}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Turin|Super-G, visually impaired}}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Turin|Giant slalom, visually impaired}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Turin|Slalom, visually impaired}}

{{MedalSilver|2010 Vancouver|Giant slalom, visually impaired}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Vancouver|Slalom, visually impaired}}

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Sabine Gasteiger (born 28 October 1956) is an Austrian Paralympic gold medallist.{{Cite web |last=Wenninger |first=Bastian |date=2020-09-03 |title=Gasteiger Sabine |url=https://oepc.at/sportlerinnenhub/gasteiger-sabine/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Österreichisches Paralympisches Committee |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |title=Sabine Gasteiger - Alpine Skiing {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sabine-gasteiger |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Gold für Sabine Gasteiger in Vancouver |url=https://www.blindensport.at/site/home/article/742.html |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.blindensport.at |language=en}} She was awarded a gold medal in 2006, as part of her Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.

Life

Gasteiger was born in 1956. She has very poor eyesight and she therefore competes as a paralympian. She skis for the Austrian national team.

She won a gold medal, two bronze and a silver at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin.[http://www.oepc.at/SabineGasteigerundAlexanderHohlriederinSalzburggeehrtQQid-67-83.html Sabine Gasteiger and Alexander Hohlrieder honored in Salzburg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818170311/http://www.oepc.at/SabineGasteigerundAlexanderHohlriederinSalzburggeehrtQQid-67-83.html |date=2007-08-18 }}, oepc.at, retrieved 15 February 2014

She has two silver medals at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. She won the second silver medal in the women's giant slalom, visually impaired.[http://www.paralympic.org/news/giant-slalom-races-feature-rain-and-great-finishes Giant slalom Races Feature Rain and Great Finishes], March 2010, paralympic.org, retrieved 15 February 2014 She was the 2009 Austrian disabled sportsperson of the year.

Personal life

Gasteiger is married to Emil who is also her companion as at 2007.{{Cite web |title=Weltcupsiegerin 2007 - Sabine Gasteiger |url=https://www.blindensport.at/site/home/article/93.html |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.blindensport.at |language=en}}

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