Daniel Cnossen
Daniel Cnossen (born May 17, 1980) is an American biathlete and cross-country skier who won gold in Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's 7.5 kilometres in the sitting division.[1] He is a native of Topeka, Kansas and a double amputee.[2] His accident occurred during the War in Afghanistan due to an improvised explosive device while he was a Navy SEAL.[3] Cnossen also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Cnossen is currently a graduate student at Harvard University, working towards a Master of Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government as well as a Master of Theological Studies at the Divinity School.
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Born | Topeka, Kansas, United States | May 17, 1980||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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2018 Winter Paralympics
Cnossen competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and created history in his second Paralympic appearance after claiming a gold medal in the men's 7.5km sitting biathlon event.[4][5] In doing so he became the first American male and the second American ever to claim a gold medal in a biathlon event in either the Olympics or Paralympics after Kendall Gretsch, who achieved the feat at earlier at the same Paralympic games.[6][7]
In addition to his gold medal achievement, Cnossen also clinched silver in the men's 15km cross-country skiing sitting, 12.5km biathlon sitting, 15km biathlon sitting and 10km cross-country classical sitting, and a bronze medal in the 1.1km cross-country sprint sitting.[8][9]
References
- Paralympic results
- "Dan Cnossen". Team USA. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- Gearty, Robert (2018-03-10). "Dan Cnossen, a Navy SEAL veteran and double-amputee, wins Paralympic biathlon gold". Fox News. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- "Biathlon | Event Schedule Men's 7.5km, Sitting – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- "Kendall Gretsch wins first U.S. gold medal of Paralympics". OlympicTalk. 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- "Kendall Gretsch, Dan Cnossen Win Team USA's First Olympic Or Paralympic Biathlon Gold Medals To Open Paralympics In PyeongChang". Team USA. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
External links
- Daniel Cnossen at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)
- Dan Cnossen at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee