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Mike Schultz

Personal information
Born	August 27, 1981 (1981-08-27) (age 43) Litchfield, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	140 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Sport	Snowboarding
Disability class	SB-LL1
Medal record Men's para snowboarding Representing  United States Winter Paralympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Snowboard cross 2018 Pyeongchang Banked slalom 2022 Beijing Snowboard cross

Mike Schultz (born August 27, 1981) is a Paralympic snowboarder and the founder of BioDapt Inc, a prosthetics business. He is a gold and two-time silver medalist in snowboarding at the Winter Paralympics.

Career

He was the flag-bearer for the United States at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations. He lost his leg in 2008 in a snowmobile race. He won gold and silver in Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He later won the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award.

He won the silver medal in the men's dual banked slalom SB-LL1 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. He also won the silver medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL1 event.

He won the silver medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL1 event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China.

References

1. "Mike Schultz". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
2. "Stuff.co.nz". Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
3. "People". Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
4. St. Cloud Times
5. "ESPN page". Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
6. "Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title". Paralympic.org. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
7. Houston, Michael (January 14, 2022). "United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
8. "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
9. Burke, Patrick (January 21, 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
10. "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

External links

• Mike Schultz at World Para Snowboard
• Mike Schultz at the International Paralympic Committee
• Mike Schultz at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Mike Schultz at Team USA (archived)
• Mike Schultz at the X Games (archived)

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