Johannes Aigner (alpine skier)
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| Born | 29 April 2005 Gloggnitz, Lower Austria, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visually impaired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Johannes Aigner (born 29 April 2005) is an Austrian visually impaired para alpine skier. He won five medals, including two gold medals, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[1][2]
Career
Aigner made his debut at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships where he won gold medals in the slalom, and parallel event, and silver medals in the super-g and giant slalom events.[3]
Aigner competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won gold medals in the downhill and giant slalom, silver medals in the super combined and slalom and a bronze medal in the Super-G.[4][5][6]
Personal life
Aigner's twin sister, Barbara, and older sister Veronika are both visually impaired para skiers.[7]
References
- ^ Houston, Michael (10 March 2022). "Teenager Aigner wins second gold of Beijing 2022 Paralympics in giant slalom". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Aarsjoe and Aigner grab second gold as parallel event makes World Championships debut". paralympic.org. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Johannes Aigner". paralympic.org. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Teenage sensation Johannes Aigner achieves Paralympic glory on Games debut". paralympic.org. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (5 March 2022). "Slovakia's Farkašová wins first gold medal of Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Keeping it in the family – Aigner twins join the dynasty". paralympic.org. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.