Eléonor Sana

Eléonor Sana

Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 27) Woluwe, Belgium.
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Paralympic alpine skiing
Disability class	B2
Partner	Chloe Sana
Coached by	Stefan Sazio
Medal record Women's para-alpine skiing Representing  Belgium Winter Paralympics 2018 Pyeongchang Downhill, visually impaired World Para Alpine Skiing Championships 2017 Tarvisio Super-G, visually impaired 2017 Tarvisio Downhill, visually impaired

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]

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

1. "Athlete Bio". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "Eléonor Sana". Belgian Paralympic Committee (in Dutch). 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
5. 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.
6. 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

• Eléonor Sana at the International Paralympic Committee
• Eléonor Sana at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)