Cecilia Paulson

Cecilia Paulson
Personal information
BornVästerås, Sweden
Sport
Country Sweden
SportAlpine skiing
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing  Sweden
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Giant slalom LW12
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Slalom LW10-12
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Downhill LW10-11
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Super-G LW10-11

Cecilia Paulson is a Swedish Paralympic alpine skier. She represented Sweden in Paralympic Alpine skiing, at the 1994 Paralympic Winter Games, 1998 Paralympic Winter Games, and 2002 Paralympic Winter Games. She won four medals: two silvers and two bronzes.[1]

Career

She competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics, in Lillehammer, with 1: 43.07 Paulson finished sixth in the super-G LWX-XII, behind Sarah Will in 1:26.67, Gerda Pamler in 1: 28.24, Stephanie Riche in 1: 37.99, Vreni Stoeckli in 1: 38.03 and Sandra Mittelholzer in 1:41.62.[2] She competed in Women's slalom LWX-XII, and Women's giant slalom LWX-XII, but did not finish.[3]

At the 1998 Winter Paralympics, in Nagano, Paulson won two bronze medals: in the super-G race, with a realized time of 1:13.33 (gold for Sarah Will in 1: 09.49 and silver for Kuniko Obinata in 1: 11.24),[4] and downhill LW10-11 in 1:31.29 (on the podium in front of her, Kuniko Obinata with 1:18.00 and Sarah Will in 1:19.02).[5]

At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, in Salt Lake City, Paulson won two silver medals, slalom LW10-12,[6] and giant slalom LW12.[7] She placed 4th in super-G LW10-12,[8] and downhill LW10-12.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Cecilia Paulson - Alpine skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  2. ^ "Lillehammer 1994 - alpine-skiing – womens-super-g-lwx-xii". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  3. ^ "Lillehammer 1994 - alpine-skiing – womens-giant-slalom-lwx-xii". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  4. ^ "Nagano 1998 - alpine-skiing – womens-super-g-lw10-11". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  5. ^ "Nagano 1998 - alpine-skiing – womens-downhill-lw10-11". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  6. ^ "Salt Lake City 2002 - alpine-skiing – womens-slalom-lw10-12". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  7. ^ "Salt Lake City 2002 - alpine-skiing – womens-giant-slalom-lw12". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  8. ^ "Salt Lake City 2002 - alpine-skiing – womens-super-g-lw10-12". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  9. ^ "Salt Lake City 2002 - alpine-skiing – womens-downhill-lw10-12". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-06.


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