Hans Anton Aalien
Personal information
Born (1958-09-21) 21 September 1958
Elverum, Norway
Sport
Country Norway
SportAthletics
Cross-country skiing
Swimming
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1988 Winter: 1st
Paralympic finals1980 Winter: 2 gold, 1 bronze
1984 Winter: 3 gold
1988 Winter: 2 gold, 1 silver
Medal record
Summer Paralympic Games
Representing  Norway
Athletics
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Arnhem 1,500 m A
Swimming
Silver medal – second place Toronto 1976 100 m Breaststroke A
Bronze medal – third place1984 New York/
Stoke Mandeville 		100 m Breaststroke B1
Winter Paralympic Games
Representing  Norway
Cross-country skiing
Gold medal – first place Geilo 1980 4x10 km Relay 5A-5B
Gold medal – first place Geilo 1980 Long Distance 20 km 5B
Gold medal – first place1984 Innsbruck 4x10 km Relay B1-2
Gold medal – first place1984 Innsbruck Middle Distance 10 km B1
Gold medal – first place1984 Innsbruck Short Distance 10 km B1
Gold medal – first place1988 Innsbruck 4x10 km Relay B1-3
Gold medal – first place1988 Innsbruck Short Distance 15 km B1
Silver medal – second place 1988 Innsbruck Long Distance 30 km B1
Bronze medal – third place Geilo 1980 Middle Distance 10 km 5B

Hans Anton Aalien (born 21 September 1958) is a blind skier from Eggedal, Norway. He won a gold medal in the disabled skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with a time of 18 minutes, 52.2 seconds.[1][2] He participated in track and field athletics at four consecutive Summer Paralympics, from 1976 to 1988, and also competed in swimming in 1976 and 1984. He won one bronze medal in athletics and a silver and a bronze in swimming. At the Winter Paralympics, he competed in cross-country skiing in 1980, 1984, and 1988, and medaled in every event he participated in. He won a total of seven golds, one silver, and one bronze winter Paralympic medal.[3]

He was born in Elverum, Norway.

References

  1. ↑ "Calgary 1988: results skiing cross-country". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  2. ↑ "RESULTS OF THE XVth OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES IN CALGARY" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hans Anton Aalien". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.


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