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Andreas Kapfinger

Alpine Skiing

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW10-1

Further personal information

Family
Daughter Jana
Residence
Reith, AUT
Languages
English, German

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up para-alpine skiing in 1997 in Tirol, Austria.
Why this sport?
He enjoys doing sports in general.

International debut

Year
1999
Competing for
Austria

General interest

Nicknames
Andi, Kapfi (vancouver2010.com, 08 Dec 2010)
Other sports
He won a bronze medal in para-bobsleigh at the 2016 World Cup event in Igls, Austria. (parasport.at, 09 Feb 2016)
Impairment
He is a person with paraplegia as a result of a snowboarding accident in 1997. (Athlete, 20 Nov 2013)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games (Salt Lake City, United States of America)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Slalom LW10 Final Round 4
Men's Super-G LW10 Final Round 5
Men's Giant Slalom LW10 Final Round 5
Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games (Vancouver, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Final Round 9999
Men's Slalom Sitting Final Round 4
Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games (Torino, Italy)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Slalom Sitting Final Round 6
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Final Round 15
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships (Kangwonland, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Slalom Sitting Final 2009-02-20 4
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Final 2009-02-21 3
2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships (Sestriere, Italy)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Slalom Sitting Final 2011-01-20 9999
Men's Giant Slalom Sitting Final 2011-01-21 9999
Mixed Team Event VI/Sitting/Standing Final 2011-01-23 6
Paralympic Winter Games 2014 (Sochi, Russia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Slalom Sitting Final Round 2014-03-13 12