Mike Schultz (snowboarder)
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Born | August 27, 1981 (1981-08-27) (age 43) Litchfield, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | SB-LL1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mike Schultz (born August 27, 1981)[1] is a Paralympic snowboarder and the founder of BioDapt Inc, a prosthetics business. He is a gold and two-time silver medalist in snowboarding at the Winter Paralympics.
Career
He was the flag-bearer for the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations.[2] He lost his leg in 2008 in a snowmobile race.[3] He won gold and silver in Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[4] He later won the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award.[5]
He won the silver medal in the men's dual banked slalom SB-LL1 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[6][7] He also won the silver medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL1 event.[8][9]
He won the silver medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL1 event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China.[10]
References
- ^ "Mike Schultz". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ "Stuff.co.nz". Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ "People". Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ St. Cloud Times
- ^ "ESPN page". Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (January 14, 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (January 21, 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
External links
- Mike Schultz at World Para Snowboard
- Mike Schultz at the International Paralympic Committee
- Mike Schultz at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Mike Schultz at Team USA (archived)
- Mike Schultz at the X Games (archived)
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- 2005: Marlon Shirley
- 2006: Bobby Martin
- 2007: Casey Tibbs
- 2008: Ryan Kocer
- 2009: Jason P. Lester
- 2010: Steve Cash
- 2011: Anthony Robles
- 2012: Kyle Maynard
- 2013: Jeremy Campbell
- 2014: Declan Farmer
- 2015: Krige Schabort
- 2016: Richard Browne
- 2017: Steve Serio
- 2018: Mike Schultz
- 2019: Mark Barr
- 2020: Award not given
- 2021: Chris Nikic
- 2022: Brad Snyder
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