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American biathlete and cross-country skier
Daniel Cnossen (born May 17, 1980) is an American
biathlete and
cross-country skier competing at the
2022 Winter Olympics .
[1] He won gold in the
Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's 7.5 kilometres in the sitting division.
[2] He is a native of
Topeka, Kansas and a double amputee.
[3] He lost both legs, above the knees, in the
War in Afghanistan due to an
improvised explosive device while he was a
Navy SEAL .
[4] Cnossen also competed at the
2014 Winter Paralympics . Cnossen graduated from the
United States Naval Academy in 2002.
[5] He earned a
Master of Public Administration in 2016 from the
John F. Kennedy School of Government at
Harvard University and also a
Master of Theological Studies in 2018 from the
Divinity School .
[6]
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 .
[7]
[8] 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.
[9]
[10]
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 .
[11]
[12] That year, Cnossen was named Male Paralympic Athlete of the Games as part of the 2018
Team USA Awards .
[13]
References
^ Green, Kirsten (February 3, 2022).
"Six from University take part in Winter Games" . The Harvard Gazette . Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
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Paralympic results
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"Dan Cnossen" . Team USA . Archived from
the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
^ Gearty, Robert (March 10, 2018).
"Dan Cnossen, a Navy SEAL veteran and double-amputee, wins Paralympic biathlon gold" . Fox News . Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
^ Green, Kirsten (February 3, 2022).
"Six from University take part in Winter Games" . The Harvard Gazette . Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ Green, Kirsten (February 3, 2022).
"Six from University take part in Winter Games" . The Harvard Gazette . Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
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"Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games" . www.pyeongchang2018.com . Archived from
the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
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"Biathlon | Event Schedule Men's 7.5km, Sitting – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games" . www.pyeongchang2018.com . Archived from
the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
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"Kendall Gretsch wins first U.S. gold medal of Paralympics" . OlympicTalk . March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018 .
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"Kendall Gretsch, Dan Cnossen Win Team USA's First Olympic Or Paralympic Biathlon Gold Medals To Open Paralympics In PyeongChang" . Team USA . Archived from
the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
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"Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games" . www.pyeongchang2018.com . Archived from
the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
^
"Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games" . www.pyeongchang2018.com . Archived from
the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
^ United States Olympic Committee (April 26, 2018).
"U.S. Olympic Committee Announces 2018 Winners For Team USA Awards Presented By Dow, Best Of The Games" . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee . Archived from
the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2021 .
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