Keith Gabel

Keith Gabel (born July 20, 1984)[2] is a Paralympic snowboarder originally from Ogden, Utah.[3]

Keith Gabel
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1984-07-20) July 20, 1984
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight181 lb (82 kg)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportSnowboarding
Disability classSB-LL2
Event(s)Snowboard cross,
Banked slalom
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing  United States
Winter Paralympic Games
2014 Sochi Snowboard cross
2018 PyeongChang Snowboard cross
World Para-Snowboard World Cup
2017 PyeongChangSnowboard cross
Winter X Games
2015 Aspen Snowboard X adaptive

Gabel competed for the United States at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and again in 2018. He won silver in 2018 snowboard cross division SB-LL2 and had won bronze in 2014. He became involved in adaptive sports after he lost his foot in 2000.[4] He also won a silver medal in snowboard cross at the 2016–17 IPC Snowboard World Cup.[1] He won silver medal from South Korea at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[5]

References
  1. "Keith Gabel". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. "Keith Gabel". PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  3. "Team USA won a load of medals at the Pyeongchang Paralympics ..." The Salt Lake Tribune. March 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. Madeleine Osberger (March 16, 2018). "Medal harvest continues for Aspen Paralympians". Aspen Daily News. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  5. Standard-Examiner. "Ogden's Keith Gabel wins silver in Paralympic snowboard-cross". Standard-Examiner. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.


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