Sandy Shellworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sandy Shellworth

Olympic alpine skier

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1944

Place of Birth: Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jan-2019

Profession: alpine skier

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Sandy Shellworth

  • Sandra "Sandy" Shellworth (December 18, 1944 – January 10, 2019) was an alpine ski racer from the United States.
  • Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Shellworth was raised in Boise, Idaho, where her father, Eugene Shellworth was mayor (1961–66).
  • A 1962 graduate of Boise High, she raced for Bogus Basin, the University of Colorado, and the U.S.
  • Ski Team.Shellworth won the Roch Cup downhill in Aspen in 1967, and was the 1967 U.S.
  • Champion in giant slalom at Missoula, but broke her leg hours later training for the downhill.
  • Shellworth was the first woman from CU to participate in the Olympics; 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.

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