Marilyn Hamilton

Marilyn Hamilton (born 1949) is a paralympic skier and wheelchair tennis player. She developed sports wheelchairs. She competed at the 1988 Winter Paralympics, winning a silver medal.

Marilyn Hamilton
Personal information
Born1949 (age 73–74)
Dinuba, California, United States
Sport
Country United States
SportAlpine skiing
DisabilitySpinal cord injury
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 InnsbruckGiant slalom LW10

Life
Quickie Tennis Wheelchair,

She was injured in a hang gliding accident in the California Sierra Mountains in 1978. A year later, she co-founded the Quickie wheelchair company. She developed light weight sports wheelchairs, using hang gliding parts.[1]

She competed at the 1982 US Open Wheelchair Tennis Singles Champion, and 1983 US Open Wheelchair Tennis Singles Champion, winning the championship.[2][3]

At the 1988 Paralympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, she finished second with a time of 1:39.48, in the women's slalom LW10, behind Françoise Jacquerod, gold medal in 1:14.65 and ahead of Emiko Ikeda, in 1:52.32.[4] She competed in the women's slalom LW10, but did not finish.[5]

References
  1. Bedi, Joyce. "Marilyn Hamilton". Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  2. "USTA Wheelchair Champions". www.usta.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  3. "Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers | Marilyn Hamilton | Smithsonian's National Museum of American History |". amhistory.si.edu. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  4. "Innsbruck 1988 – alpine-skiing – womens-giant-slalom-lw10". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. "Innsbruck 1988 – alpine-skiing – womens-slalom-lw10". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
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