Sandrine Hamel Explained

Sandrine Hamel
Birth Date:	21 August 1997
Birth Place:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Disability:	Scoliosis

Sandrine Hamel (born August 21, 1997) is a Canadian para-snowboarder who competes in the SB-LL2 category.

Life and career

Hamel was born with scoliosis.^[1]

Hamel won the bronze medal in the women's dual banked slalom at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.^{[2] [3]} She and Lisa DeJong also won the gold medal in the women's team event.^[4]

She competed in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China.^{[5] [6]} She competed in the women's snowboard cross SB-LL2 and women's banked slalom SB-LL2 events.^[7]

External links

• Sandrine Hamel at World Para Snowboard

Notes and References

1. News: 16 February 2022. Canadian Snowboarder Sandrine Hamel's spirit of adventure. Paralympic.org. 16 February 2022.
2. News: 14 January 2022. Lisa Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third straight world title. Paralympic.org. 15 January 2022.
3. News: Houston. Michael. 14 January 2022. United States win three snowboard golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 15 January 2022.
4. News: 22 January 2022. 'O Canada' rings out twice as country's riders sweep team events. Paralympic.org. 22 January 2022.
5. News: Lloyd. Owen. 11 February 2022. Canada announces strong four-member Para snowboard team for Beijing 2022. InsideTheGames.biz. 11 February 2022.
6. News: 10 February 2022. Four Para snowboarders to represent Canada at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. Canadian Paralympic Committee. 11 February 2022.
7. Web site: Snowboarding Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220312054847/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/paralympic-games/static/pwg2022/pdf/PWG2022/SBD/PWG2022_SBD_B99_SBD-------------------------------.pdf . 12 March 2022 . 12 March 2022 . 2022 Winter Paralympics.