Bibian Mentel
Bibian Mentel-Spee (27 September 1972 – 29 March 2021) was a Dutch three-time Winter Paralympics gold-medalist. Mentel won the Paralympic gold medal in the snowboard cross discipline in the 2014 and 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, as well as in the banked slalom in 2018.
| File:Bibian Mentel-Spee.png Mentel in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1972 Utrecht, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 March 2021 (aged 48) Loosdrecht, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1996–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | bibianmentel.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | SB-LL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Snowboard cross, Banked slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Edwin Spee (husband) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 5 March 2021, it was announced that she had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.[2] Mentel died on 29 March 2021 from the disease, aged 48.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Formerly "IPC Snowboard Championships"
References
- ↑ "Bibian Mentel - Zo Doen We Dat". web.archive.org. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "Geen behandelplan meer mogelijk voor Bibian Mentel na nieuwe uitzaaiingen" (in nl). NU.nl. 5 March 2021. https://www.nu.nl/sport/6120084/geen-behandelplan-meer-mogelijk-voor-bibian-mentel-na-nieuwe-uitzaaiingen.html. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ↑ Bibian Mentel (48), drievoudig paralympisch kampioene snowboarden, overleden , NOS, Dutch, published 29 March 2021
