JB
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American para-alpine skier
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Male
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Birth:
1943
Death:
19 March 2013
The details
Biography
Jack Benedick (1943 – 19 March 2013) was an American para-alpine skier. He represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Paralympics in Geilo, Norway and at the 1984 Winter Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He won the silver medal in the men's alpine combination LW3 event at the 1984 Winter Paralympics. He was inducted in the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame in 2009.
In 1969, he lost both his legs in Vietnam. In 2006, he was the recipient of one of the Paralympic Order awards of 2005. He died on 19 March 2013.