Sport

Cross-country skiing

Country

Finland

Disability

Amputee (right arm)

Paralympic results

TIGNES-ALBERTVILLE 1992: gold medal short distance 5 km, gold medal long distance 10 km

LILLEHAMMER 1994: gold medal 5 km classical technique, gold medal 5 km free technique, silver medal 10 km classical technique

NAGANO 1998: gold medal 15 km classical technique, gold medal 5 km classical technique, gold medal 5 km free technique

SALT LAKE CITY 2002: gold medal 5 km classical technique standing, gold medal 10 km free technique standing, gold medal 15 km free technique standing, bronze medal 3x2.5 km relay open

Nine time world champion between 1990 and 2002

Among top 30 Finnish national nordic skiers (able bodied)

2003 Laureus World Sports Award Nomination – World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability

Other sporting achievements

Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

Lahti 2015 FIS Nordic World Championships Advisory Board

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes Council (2002-2005)

IPC Nordic Skiing Committee Development Coordinator (2002-2006)

IPC Development Working Group (2005-2006)

2005 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships Fort Kent – Member of Competition Jury

Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games IPC Appointed Member of Competition Jury for Nordic Events

IPC Anti-doping Committee (2006-2008)

World Anti-doping Agency Athlete’s Committee (2005-2008)

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics Rehabilitation Centre TRAILS Executive Committee

Finnish Paralympic Committee Coaching Advisory Commission (2003-2007)

Finnish Anti-doping Agency Education Task Force (2003-2005)

Finnish Sport Federation “Tolerance in Sport” Committee (2003-2005)

Other related activities

Appointed as an Ambassador for "Helsinki 2006 Olympic Bid Campaign"

Sport

Alpine skiing

Country

United States

Disability

LW 10 (paralyzed from the waist down)

Paralympic results

TIGNES-ALBERTVILLE 1992: silver medal giant slalom, silver medal slalom

LILLEHAMMER 1994: gold medal downhill, gold medal slalom, gold medal giant slalom, gold medal super-G

NAGANO 1998: gold medal downhill, silver medal slalom, silver medal super-G

SALT LAKE CITY 2002: silver medal downhill, bronze medal slalom, bronze medal giant slalom

Other Sporting achievements

Three time world champion

Two silver medals and one bronze medal at World Championships

32 National titles

Skier of the year 1994, 1995 and 2000

Community service

Co-founder/coach of the Sarah Will/Chris Waddell Monoski Camp

Founder of the Perfect Turn Ski Camps

Monoski Instructional Video

Numerous track instructional camps throughout the country

Chris Waddell is a Paralympian ambassador.

Sport

Nordic skiing (coach)

Country

Germany

Coaching achievements

1979-2006, Coach for the German Handicapped National Nordic Skiing Team

1978 – 1990, Member of the Federal Training Team for the German Ski Federation and Nordic Skiing Coach

Since 1980, Member of the Swix Skiwachs team of Experts for Germany

1990-2006, Youth manager for TC Backnang

1990-2004, Youth trainer or TSG Backnang

Official elected positions

Since 1998, Vice-President of the Association for the Promotion of German Nordic Handicapped Sports

Since 1980, Member of the Board of the German Handicapped Ski Foundation

Since 2006, Member of the Board of the TSG Football Backnang Association

Awards and honours

Awarded the Federal Service Cross from the Federal Republic of Germany in 2004

Recognition as Honorary Member of the Federal Association of Handicapped Sports in 2007