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Sarah Doherty : ウィキペディア英語版 | Sarah Doherty
Sarah Doherty is an amputee mountaineer, ski racer, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur who lost her right leg to a drunk driver at age 13. She was a member of the inaugural U.S. National Disabled Ski Team〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1985/One-Legged-Woman-Aims-for-Mount-McKinley-jjmcal/id-feddd811eb6eb4feee69a483006700f6 )〕 and was the first amputee to reach the summit of Mt. McKinley. She is also a pediatric occupational therapist. ==Ski Racing == Six months after losing her leg, Doherty began learning how to ski on one leg using outrigger ski poles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1345&dat=19831206&id=aKYSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b_kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6914,1259240 )〕 She began competing in regional ski races in the Mt. Sunapee area with the New England Handicapped Sportsman Association (NEHSA). Under the direction of her coach, Disabled Sports USA founder Kirk Bauer, Doherty was awarded the Ben Allen Cup as the NEHSA's most improved skier. She moved to Winter Park, Colorado in 1985 to pursue ski racing full-time. She was later selected as an alternate for the U.S. National Disabled Ski Team that first showcased adaptive skiing at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary.
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