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Reinhild Möller (born February 24, 1956, in
Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Schwalm-Eder-Kreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Kassel, Werra-Meißner, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Vogelsberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, and Waldeck-Frankenberg. History In 1821 districts were created ...
) is a German former
alpine ski racer Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
. She is the only alpine skier to win 19
Paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...
medals. She has also won 4 Paralympic medals in
athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
. When she was 3 years old, she lost half of her left leg in a farm accident. She has lived in the
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since about 1990. She is married to U.S. Paralympic skier
Reed Robinson Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * Re ...
.Nordic Walking
amputee-coalition.org Möller is the first athlete with a disability to receive a $1 million sponsorship contract.Walker holds on for win in giant slalom
Vail Daily ''The Vail Daily'' is a newspaper in Eagle County, Colorado. Its primary digital platform is VailDaily.com, and it also publishes a 15,000-circulation, free-distribution newspaper seven days a week. The newspaper covers the Colorado communities o ...
, March 26, 2005


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), munzinger.de Paralympic gold medalists for Germany Paralympic silver medalists for Germany Paralympic bronze medalists for Germany Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics 1956 births Living people Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1980 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics German female alpine skiers Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic athletes for Germany German female sprinters Sprinters with limb difference Paralympic sprinters {{Germany-alpine-skiing-bio-stub