Veronika Preining

Veronika Preining-Breuer (born November 21, 1965) is paralympic skier from Austria. She competed for Austria in alpine skiing at the 1984 Paralympic Winter Game

Veronika Preining
Veronika Preining
Personal information
Full nameVeronika Preining-Breuer
Born (1965-11-21) 21 November 1965 (age 60)
Sport
Country Austria
SportAlpine skiing
Cross-country skiing
Disability classB1
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Paralympic Games
Alpine skiing
Gold medal – first place 1984 Innsbruck Downhill B1
Silver medal – second place 1984 Innsbruck Alpine combination B1
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Innsbruck Giant slalom B1
Cross-country skiing
Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck 5km B1
Silver medal – second place 1988 Innsbruck 10km B1
Silver medal – second place 1988 Innsbruck 3x5km relay B1-3

Veronika Preining-Breuer (born November 21, 1965) is paralympic skier from Austria. She competed for Austria in alpine skiing at the 1984 Paralympic Winter Games in Innsbruck and in Nordic skiing at the 1988 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck. She won a total of six medals: two gold, three silver, and one bronze.[1][2]

Career

At the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, she won first place in the downhill event with a time of 2:06.14 (Sheila Holzworth completed the race in 2: 32.42 and Cara Dunne in 2:36.93).[3] She also won a silver medal in the super combined B1 event with a time of 2:44.63[4] and a bronze medal in the giant slalom B1 event with a time of 6:15.91.[5]

At the 1988 Winter Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the 5 km race, beating Finnish athlete Kirsti Pennanen and Russian athlete Valentina Grigoryeva.[6] She also won a silver medal in the 10 km race[7] and a bronze medal in the 3x5 km relay in the B1-3 category.[8]

She competed at the 1990 World Nordic Disabled Championships and won a gold medal in the 10 km race.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Veronika Preining - Alpine skiing, Nordic Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Veronika Preining - Olympedia". Olympedia. 28 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing – womens-downhill-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing – womens-alpine-combination-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  5. ↑ "Innsbruck 1984 - alpine-skiing – womens-alpine-combination-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  6. ↑ "Innsbruck 1988 - cross-country – womens-short-distance-5-km-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  7. ↑ "Innsbruck 1988 - cross-country – womens-long-distance-10-km-b1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  8. ↑ "Innsbruck 1988 - cross-country – womens-3x5-km-relay-b1-3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  9. ↑ "WORLD NORDIC DISABLED CHAMPIONSHIPS 1990" (PDF). skiforbundet.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

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