Diana Golden (skier), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Diana Golden (skier)

American alpine skier

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1963

Date of Death: 25-Aug-2001

Profession: athlete

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Diana Golden (skier)

  • Diana Golden Brosnihan, née Diana Golden (March 20, 1963 in Lincoln, MA – August 25, 2001 in Providence, RI) was an American disabled ski racer.
  • After losing a leg to cancer at age 12, she went on to win 10 world and 19 United States championships between 1986 and 1990 as a three-tracker, or one-legged skier.
  • Golden also won an Olympic gold medal in giant slalom at the 1988 Calgary Games, where disabled skiing was a demonstration sport.
  • She participated in alpine skiing at two Winter Paralympic Games, in 1980 and 1988, winning two gold medals in the latter year.
  • After retiring from skiing, cancer returned in 1992 and 1996, with her last bout of cancer resulting in her death in 2001.

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