Marianna Davis
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December 1, 1972 Sun Valley, Idaho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Jeff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Muffy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marianna "Muffy" Davis (born December 1, 1972) is an American Paralympic cyclist, sit-skier and mountain climber.
Biography
Marianna was born in Sun Valley, Idaho. She was a top ranking junior skier and was poised to be named in the US ski team when an accident at the age of 16 left her paralyzed from the chest down. She continued to compete and also graduated from Stanford University in 1995.[1]
Davis has traveled widely and competed in a number of disciplines. She won the bronze medal in slalom at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. In 2000, she was the World Champion at Giant Slalom in Anzere, Switzerland.[1] Davis won three silver medals competing in the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, Utah (downhill, super G, giant slalom). Davis retired from skiing in 2002. On 1 June 2002, she was in a team of four disabled climbers who reached the summit of the 14,179 feet (4,322 m) Mount Shasta in California. Davis was the first female paraplegic to climb a peak over 14,000 feet.[2] The journey was possible by using a Snowpod which is a hand cranked tracked snowmobile devised by Pete Rieke.[3] Davis was awarded Endurance Sports Disabled Athlete of the Year in 2002 and IOC Presidents Disable Athlete Award in 2004.[2]
Davis took up the sport of handcycling in 2010, and was named to the U.S. Paracycling National Team. On September 7, 2012 she won three gold medals at 2012 Summer Paralympics for individual H1-3 road race,[4] H1-4 team relay, and H1-2 individual time trial.[5] In August 2013, Davis won 1st place for road race and time trial at the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup in Baie-Comeau.[6]
In January 2018, Davis announced her candidacy for the Idaho Legislature, to serve Idaho Legislative District 26.
References
- 1 2 "Muffy Davis". National Disabled Ski Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- 1 2 "Marianna Davis". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Wheeling Through Nature". The Seattle Times. July 15, 1996. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ↑ "2012 London Paralympics". Capture the Games. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Muffy Davis Wins Three Paralympic Golds in London". Utah Spina Bifida. September 11, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ↑ Gary Anderson (August 31, 2013). "Two more gold medals apiece for America and Italy on day three in Baie-Comeau". Inside the Games. Retrieved February 17, 2014.