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Roni Sasaki

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Roni Sasaki
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportPara-alpine skiing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville Super-G LW2
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville Downhill LW2
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville Slalom LW2

Roni Sasaki is an American para-alpine skier. She represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Paralympics in alpine skiing. She was born with one leg and she competed in LW2-classification events (for athletes with a single leg amputation above the knee).[1]

She won the gold medal in the Women's Super-G LW2 event and the bronze medals in the Women's Downhill LW2 and Women's Slalom LW2 events.[2][3][4][5]

She also competed in the Women's Giant Slalom LW2 event but did not finish.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Winter Sport Classification". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Super-G LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "'It truly was a dream come true': Local athlete remembers Paralympics". KGW. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Giant Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.