Sandrine Hamel
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1997-08-21) August 21, 1997 (age 26)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport
DisabilityScoliosis
Medal record
Women's para snowboarding
Representing  Canada
World Para Snow Sports Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lillehammer Team event
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pyha Dual banked slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lillehammer Dual banked slalom

Sandrine Hamel (born August 21, 1997) is a Canadian para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-LL2 category.

Life and career

Hamel was born with scoliosis.[1]

Hamel won the bronze medal in the women's dual banked slalom at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[2][3] She and Lisa DeJong also won the gold medal in the women's team event.[4]

She competed in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[5][6] She competed in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 and women's banked slalom SB-LL2 events.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Snowboarder Sandrine Hamel's spirit of adventure". Paralympic.org. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Houston, Michael (January 14, 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events". Paralympic.org. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Owen (February 11, 2022). "Canada announces strong four-member Para snowboard team for Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Four Para snowboarders to represent Canada at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

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