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Sandy Shellworth
American alpine skier (1944–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sandra "Sandy" Shellworth (December 18, 1944 – January 10, 2019)[1] was an alpine ski racer from the United States.
Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Shellworth was raised in Boise, Idaho,[2][3] where her father, Eugene Shellworth was mayor (1961–66).[4] A 1962 graduate of Boise High,[5] she raced for Bogus Basin, the University of Colorado,[4][6][7] and the U.S. Ski Team.[8]
Shellworth won the Roch Cup downhill in Aspen in 1967,[9][10] and was the 1967 U.S. Champion in giant slalom at Missoula, but broke her leg hours later training for the downhill.[11] Shellworth was the first woman from CU to participate in the Olympics;[12] she competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics at Grenoble and finished 21st in the women's downhill at Chamrousse. Her best finish in a World Cup event was 12th in the downhill at Schruns, Austria, in January 1967.[13]
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Olympic results
- From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years.
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