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Daniel Cnossen
Birth Date:17 May 1980
Birth Place:Topeka, Kansas, United States
Sport:Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon

Daniel Cnossen (born May 17, 1980) is an American biathlete and cross-country skier competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] He won gold in the Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's 7.5 kilometres in the sitting division.[2] He is a native of Topeka, Kansas and a double amputee.[3] He lost both legs, above the knees, in the War in Afghanistan due to an improvised explosive device while he was a Navy SEAL.[4] Cnossen also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Cnossen graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2002.[5] He earned a Master of Public Administration in 2016 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and also a Master of Theological Studies in 2018 from the Divinity School.[6]

2018 Winter Paralympics

Cnossen competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and created history in his second Paralympic appearance after claiming a gold medal in the men's 7.5km sitting biathlon event.[7] [8] In doing so he became the first American male and the second American ever to claim a gold medal in a biathlon event in either the Olympics or Paralympics after Kendall Gretsch, who achieved the feat at earlier at the same Paralympic games.[9] [10]

In addition to his gold medal achievement, Cnossen also clinched silver in the men's 15km cross-country skiing sitting, 12.5km biathlon sitting, 15km biathlon sitting and 10km cross-country classical sitting, and a bronze medal in the 1.1km cross-country sprint sitting.[11] [12] That year, Cnossen was named Male Paralympic Athlete of the Games as part of the 2018 Team USA Awards.[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Six from University take part in Winter Games. Green. Kirsten. 2022-02-03. The Harvard Gazette. 2022-02-10. en-US.
  2. https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/PWG2018/resPWG2018/pdf/PWG2018/BTH/PWG2018_BTH_C73A_BTHM7.5KM---12050-----FNL-000100--.pdf Paralympic results
  3. News: Dan Cnossen. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906062025/http://www.teamusa.org/para-nordic-skiing/athletes/Dan-Cnossen. dead. September 6, 2015. Team USA. 2018-03-11. en.
  4. News: Dan Cnossen, a Navy SEAL veteran and double-amputee, wins Paralympic biathlon gold. Gearty. Robert. 2018-03-10. Fox News. 2018-03-11. en-US.
  5. News: Six from University take part in Winter Games. Green. Kirsten. 2022-02-03. The Harvard Gazette. 2022-02-10. en-US.
  6. News: Six from University take part in Winter Games. Green. Kirsten. 2022-02-03. The Harvard Gazette. 2022-02-10. en-US.
  7. Web site: Biathlon Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-03-11. March 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311141500/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3058468-daniel-cnossen.htm. dead.
  8. Web site: Biathlon Event Schedule Men's 7.5km, Sitting – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-03-11. March 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311141834/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/biathlon/event-schedule-men-s-7-5km-sitting.htm. dead.
  9. News: Kendall Gretsch wins first U.S. gold medal of Paralympics. 2018-03-10. OlympicTalk. 2018-03-10. en-US.
  10. News: Kendall Gretsch, Dan Cnossen Win Team USA's First Olympic Or Paralympic Biathlon Gold Medals To Open Paralympics In PyeongChang. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310100121/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/March/09/Kendall-Gretsch-Dan-Cnossen-Win-Team-USAs-First-Olympic-Or-Paralympic-Biathlon-Gold-Medals. dead. March 10, 2018. Team USA. 2018-03-11. en.
  11. Web site: Cross-Country Skiing Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 11 March 2018. March 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311201829/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/athlete-profile-n3058468-daniel-cnossen.htm. dead.
  12. Web site: Biathlon Athlete Profile: Daniel CNOSSEN – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 17 March 2018. March 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311141500/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3058468-daniel-cnossen.htm. dead.
  13. Web site: United States Olympic Committee . U.S. Olympic Committee Announces 2018 Winners For Team USA Awards Presented By Dow, Best Of The Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20180427054033/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/April/26/US-Olympic-Committee-Announces-2018-Winners-For-Team-USA-Awards-Presented-By-Dow-Best-Of-The-Games . dead . April 27, 2018 . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee . December 5, 2021 . April 26, 2018.

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