Adrienne Rivera

Adrienne Rivera

Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Alpine skiing
Medal record Paralympic Games 1994 Lillehammer Giant Slalom LW2 1994 Lillehammer Super-G LW2

Adrienne Rivera is an American para-alpine skier. She represented the United States at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in four events in alpine skiing.

She was diagnosed with bone cancer and as a result lost a leg at the age of 14. Following her career in sports she became an aerospace engineer.^[1]

She won the gold medal in the Women's Giant Slalom LW2 event and the bronze medal in the Women's Super-G LW2 event.^[2][3]

She also competed in the Women's Downhill LW2 event and the Women's Slalom LW2 event but did not win a medal.^[4][5]

See also

• List of Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing

References

1. "SheHeroes Episode 6: Adrienne Rivera". SheHeroes. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
2. "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Giant Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
3. "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Super-G LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
4. "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Downhill LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
5. "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.