Daniel Cnossen

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Daniel Cnossen
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1980-05-17) May 17, 1980 (age 41)
Topeka, Kansas, United States
Sport
Country United States
SportParalympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's Biathlon
Winter Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 7.5km sitting
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 12.5km sitting
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 15km sitting
Men's Cross-country skiing
Winter Paralympics
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 15km sitting
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 10km classical sitting
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 1.5km sprint sitting

Daniel Cnossen (born May 17, 1980) is an American biathlete and cross-country skier who won gold in Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's 7.5 kilometres in the sitting division.[1] He is a native of Topeka, Kansas and a double amputee.[2] He lost both legs, above the knees, in the War in Afghanistan due to an improvised explosive device while he was a Navy SEAL.[3] Cnossen also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Cnossen is currently a graduate student at Harvard University, working towards a Master of Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government as well as a Master of Theological Studies at the Divinity School.

2018 Winter Paralympics[]

Cnossen competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and created history in his second Paralympic appearance after claiming a gold medal in the men's 7.5km sitting biathlon event.[4][5] In doing so he became the first American male and the second American ever to claim a gold medal in a biathlon event in either the Olympics or Paralympics after Kendall Gretsch, who achieved the feat at earlier at the same Paralympic games.[6][7]

In addition to his gold medal achievement, Cnossen also clinched silver in the men's 15km cross-country skiing sitting, 12.5km biathlon sitting, 15km biathlon sitting and 10km cross-country classical sitting, and a bronze medal in the 1.1km cross-country sprint sitting.[8][9] That year, Cnossen was named Male Paralympic Athlete of the Games as part of the 2018 Team USA Awards.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Paralympic results
  2. ^ "Dan Cnossen". Team USA. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  3. ^ Gearty, Robert (2018-03-10). "Dan Cnossen, a Navy SEAL veteran and double-amputee, wins Paralympic biathlon gold". Fox News. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  4. ^ "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  5. ^ "Biathlon | Event Schedule Men's 7.5km, Sitting – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  6. ^ "Kendall Gretsch wins first U.S. gold medal of Paralympics". OlympicTalk. 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  7. ^ "Kendall Gretsch, Dan Cnossen Win Team USA's First Olympic Or Paralympic Biathlon Gold Medals To Open Paralympics In PyeongChang". Team USA. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  8. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  10. ^ United States Olympic Committee (April 26, 2018). "U.S. Olympic Committee Announces 2018 Winners For Team USA Awards Presented By Dow, Best Of The Games". United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

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