Sandrine Hamel

Sandrine Hamel (born August 21, 1997) is a Canadian para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-LL2 category.

Sandrine Hamel
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1997-08-21) August 21, 1997
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport
DisabilityScoliosis
Medal record
Women's para snowboarding
Representing  Canada
World Para Snow Sports Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 LillehammerTeam event
Silver medal – second place2019 PyhaDual banked slalom
Bronze medal – third place2021 LillehammerDual banked slalom

Life and career

Hamel was born with scoliosis.[1]

Hamel won the bronze medal in the women's dual banked slalom at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[2][3] She and Lisa DeJong also won the gold medal in the women's team event.[4]

She competed in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.[5][6] She competed in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 and women's banked slalom SB-LL2 events.[7]

References
  1. "Canadian Snowboarder Sandrine Hamel's spirit of adventure". Paralympic.org. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  3. Houston, Michael (January 14, 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. "'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events". Paralympic.org. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. Lloyd, Owen (February 11, 2022). "Canada announces strong four-member Para snowboard team for Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. "Four Para snowboarders to represent Canada at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.


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