Jack Benedick

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Jack Benedick
Personal information
Born1943 (1943)
Died2013 (aged 69–70)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportPara-alpine skiing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Innsbruck Alpine combination LW3

Jack Benedick (1943 – 19 March 2013) was an American para-alpine skier. He represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway and at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[1][2] He won the silver medal in the men's alpine combination LW3 event at the 1984 Winter Paralympics.[1] He was inducted in the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]

In 1969, he lost both his legs in Vietnam.[3][4] In 2006, he was the recipient of one of the Paralympic Order awards of 2005.[5][6] He died on 19 March 2013.[5][3]

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  1. ^ a b "Jack Benedick". Paralympic.org. Retrieved December 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "Jack Benedick". U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "Adaptive Pioneer Jack Benedick Passes Away". U.S. Ski & Snowboard. March 21, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame – Jack Benedick". Colorado Snowsports Museum. Retrieved December 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b Meyer, John (March 21, 2013). "Jack Benedick, disabled ski pioneer, dead at 70". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Paralympic Order". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved December 21, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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