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a female Para Nordic skier in the snow

Kendall Gretsch

Athletics | Swimming | Triathlon
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Having only taken up Nordic skiing in 2016, Kendall Gretsch won two golds in women’s biathlon sprint and cross-country long distance sitting at her maiden Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, in 2018.

She also became the first female athlete representing the USA to win a gold medal in biathlon.

“Going into the Games I was just hoping to maybe win a medal, so to win two golds was incredible. I still feel pretty new to the sport so I'm trying to take all races as learning experiences. There's a lot you can learn by practising and training but on some level, you just have to get into races and do them to get better."

Gretsch works as technical support for a company that provides health care software to hospitals and other medical facilities.

Results

Unit Date Rank
Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games (Pyeongchang, South Korea)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 6km Sitting Final 2018-03-10 1
Women's 12km Sitting Final 2018-03-11 1
Women's 10km Sitting Final 2018-03-13 4
Women's 1.1km Sprint Sitting Final 2018-03-14 7
Women's 12.5km Sitting Final 2018-03-16 8
Women's 5km Sitting Final 2018-03-17 6
4x2.5km Mixed Relay Final 2018-03-18 7
Prince George 2019 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships (Prince George, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Middle Distance Sitting Final 2019-02-16 2
Women's Middle Distance - Free Style Sitting Final 2019-02-17 2
Women's Sprint - Free Style Sitting Final 2019-02-18 3
Women's Sprint Sitting Final 2019-02-20 2
Women's Long Distance Sitting Final 2019-02-21 1
Women's Long Distance - Classic Sitting Final 2019-02-24 2
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo, Japan)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Individual PTWC Final 2021-08-29 1
Lillehammer 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships (Lillehammer, Norway)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Middle Distance - Classic Sitting Final 2022-01-13 1
Women's Sprint Sitting Final 2022-01-15 9999
Women's Middle Distance Sitting Final 2022-01-16 1
Women's Long Distance - Free Style Sitting Final 2022-01-18 2
Women's Long Distance Sitting Final 2022-01-20 1
Women's Sprint - Classic Sitting Final 2022-01-22 5
Mixed Relay Final 2022-01-23 4
Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Sprint Sitting Final 2022-03-05 3
Women's Long Distance Sitting Final 2022-03-06 4
Women's Middle Distance Sitting Final 2022-03-08 1
Women's Sprint Sitting Qualification 2022-03-09 4
Women's Sprint Sitting Final 2022-03-09 5
Women's Sprint Sitting Semifinal 1 2022-03-09 2
Women's Individual Sitting Final Round 2022-03-11 2
Women's Middle Distance Sitting Final 2022-03-12 6
Open 4x2.5km Relay Final 2022-03-13 9