Daniel Cnossen
American biathlete and cross-country skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daniel Cnossen (born May 17, 1980) is an American biathlete and cross-country skier competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] He won gold in the Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's 7.5 kilometres in the sitting division.[2] He is a native of Topeka, Kansas and a double amputee.[3] He lost both legs, above the knees, in the War in Afghanistan due to an improvised explosive device while he was a Navy SEAL.[4] Cnossen also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Cnossen graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2002.[5] He earned a Master of Public Administration in 2016 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and also a Master of Theological Studies in 2018 from the Divinity School.[6]
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Born | (1980-05-17) May 17, 1980 (age 44) Topeka, Kansas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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