Mike Schultz
Personal information
BornAugust 27, 1981 (1981-08-27) (age 42)
Litchfield, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight140 lb (64 kg)
Sport
SportSnowboarding
Disability classSB-LL1
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing  United States
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Banked slalom
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Snowboard cross

Mike Schultz (born August 27, 1981)[1] is a Paralympic snowboarder and the founder of BioDapt Inc, a prosthetics business. He is a gold and two-time silver medalist in snowboarding at the Winter Paralympics.

Career

He was the flag-bearer for the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations.[2] He lost his leg in 2008 in a snowmobile race.[3] He won gold and silver in Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[4] He later won the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award.[5]

He won the silver medal in the men's dual banked slalom SB-LL1 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[6][7] He also won the silver medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL1 event.[8][9]

He won the silver medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL1 event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Mike Schultz". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Stuff.co.nz". Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "People". Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  4. ^ St. Cloud Times
  5. ^ "ESPN page". Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Houston, Michael (January 14, 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  9. ^ Burke, Patrick (January 21, 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

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Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award winners
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