Gunilla Ahren

Gunilla Ahren (born October 1, 1961) is a retired Swedish para-alpine skier. She represented her country in Paralympic alpine skiing at the 1984 Paralympic Winter Games and 1988 Paralympic Winter Games, both held in Innsbruck, Austria, winning six medals: four golds, one silver and one bronze.^[1]

Gunilla Ahren

Personal information
Born	(1944-02-09) 9 February 1944 (age 80)
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Para-alpine skiing
Medal record Winter Paralympics 1984 Innsbruck Downhill LW6/8 1984 Innsbruck Giant slalom LW6/8 1984 Innsbruck Slalom LW6/8 1984 Innsbruck Alpine combination LW6/8 1988 Innsbruck Slalom LW6/8 1988 Innsbruck Downhill LW6/8

Career

Ahren competed in the 1984 Winter Paralympics in the LW6/8 category. She had won four gold medals: in the slalom (with a time of 1:16.04),^[2] in the giant slalom (with a time of 1:28.68),^[3] downhill (with a time of 1:09.20),^[4] and in the Alpine super combined.^[5]

Ahren competed in the 1988 Winter Paralympics, She had won the silver medal in the slalom race (gold for Martina Altenberger in 1:15.63 and bronze for Eszbieta Dadok in 1:37.46),^[6] and the bronze medal in the downhill in 1:17.64 (on the podium in front of her, Martina Altenberger with 1:13.87 and Nancy Gustafson in 1:14.51).^[7] Additionally, she competed in the giant slalom.^[8]

Ahren also competed in the 1990 World Paralympic Championships.^[9]

See also

• List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing

References

1. "Gunilla Ahren - Alpine Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
2. "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
3. "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
4. "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-downhill-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
5. "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing - womens-alpine-combination-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
6. "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
7. "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-downhill-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
8. "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw68". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
9. "1990 Alpine Skiing World Championships , Winter Park" (PDF). oepc.at.

External links

• Gunilla Ahren at Paralympic.org