Adrienne Rivera
Sport
Country United States
SportAlpine skiing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer Giant Slalom LW2
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Super-G LW2

Adrienne Rivera is an American para-alpine skier. She represented the United States at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in four events in alpine skiing.

She was diagnosed with bone cancer and as a result lost a leg at the age of 14. Following her career in sports she became an aerospace engineer.[1]

She won the gold medal in the Women's Giant Slalom LW2 event and the bronze medal in the Women's Super-G LW2 event.[2][3]

She also competed in the Women's Downhill LW2 event and the Women's Slalom LW2 event but did not win a medal.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SheHeroes Episode 6: Adrienne Rivera". SheHeroes. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Giant Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Super-G LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Downhill LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games – Women's Slalom LW2". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.


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