Eléonor Sana (born 1 July 1997) is a Belgian visually impaired alpine skier.[1] Sana won a bronze medal in the women's visually impaired downhill event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics, her first Paralympic medal after competing in her first Paralympic event.[2][3]
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| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1997 Woluwe, Belgium. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Chloe Sana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Stefan Sazio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sana was the flagbearer for Belgium at the 2018 Winter Paralympics during the opening ceremony. During her events at the 2018 Paralympics, Sana paired with her sister, Chloe Sana, who skied as her sighted guide.[4][5]
Sana was born on July 1, 1997, in Woluwe in the Brussels region. When she was 6 weeks old, she developed bilateral genetic retinoblastoma, a cancer that affects the retina of both eyes. Having gone blind as a result of that disease, she took up alpine skiing in 2014.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Athlete Bio". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing | Athlete Profile: Eleonor SANA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing | Results Women's Downhill - Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Eléonor Sana". Belgian Paralympic Committee (in Dutch). 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ NWS, VRT (10 March 2018). "Historisch brons voor bijna blinde skiester Eléonor Sana (en zus) op Winterspelen". vrtnws.be (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Verstrepen, Christophe. "Jeux paralympiques | La maman d'Eléonor Sana se confie: "elle a suvi 30 anesthésies générales en moins de trois ans"". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
External links
edit- Eléonor Sana at the International Paralympic Committee
- Eléonor Sana at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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