Keith Gabel
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1984-07-20) July 20, 1984 (age 39)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight181 lb (82 kg)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportSnowboarding
Disability classSB-LL2
Event(s)Snowboard cross,
Banked slalom
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing  United States
Winter Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2018 PyeongChang Snowboard cross
World Para-Snowboard World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 PyeongChang Snowboard cross
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aspen Snowboard X adaptive

Keith Gabel (born July 20, 1984)[2] is a Paralympic snowboarder originally from Ogden, Utah.[3]

Gabel competed for the United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and again in 2018. He won silver in 2018 snowboard cross division SB-LL2 and had won bronze in 2014. He became involved in adaptive sports after he lost his foot in 2000.[4] He also won a silver medal in snowboard cross at the 2016–17 IPC Snowboard World Cup.[1] He won silver medal from South Korea at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Keith Gabel". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Keith Gabel". PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Team USA won a load of medals at the Pyeongchang Paralympics ..." The Salt Lake Tribune. March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Madeleine Osberger (March 16, 2018). "Medal harvest continues for Aspen Paralympians". Aspen Daily News. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  5. ^ Standard-Examiner. "Ogden's Keith Gabel wins silver in Paralympic snowboard-cross". Standard-Examiner. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

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