| Sandy Shellworth | |
| Country: | United States --> |
| Disciplines: | Downhill, giant slalom |
| Club: | Bogus Basin (ID) |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Wcdebut: | January 1967 (age 22) (inaugural season) |
| Retired: | 1968 |
| Olympicteams: | 1 – (1968) |
| Olympicmedals: | 0 |
| Worldsteams: | 1 – (1968 Olympics) |
| Worldsmedals: | 0 |
| Wcseasons: | 2 – (1967–68) |
| Wcpodiums: | 0 |
| Wcoveralls: | 0 |
| Wctitles: | 0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Sandra "Sandy" Shellworth (December 18, 1944 - January 10, 2019)[1] was an alpine ski racer from the United States.
Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Shellworth was raised in Boise, Idaho, where her father, Eugene Shellworth was mayor (1961 - 66).[2] A 1962 graduate of Boise High,[3] she raced for Bogus Basin, the University of Colorado,[2] [4] [5] and the U.S. Ski Team.[6]
Shellworth won the Roch Cup downhill in Aspen in 1967,[7] [8] and was the 1967 U.S. Champion in giant slalom at Missoula, but broke her leg hours later training for the downhill.[9] Shellworth was the first woman from CU to participate in the Olympics;[10] she competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics at Grenoble and finished 21st in the women's downhill at Chamrousse. Her best finish in a World Cup event was 12th in the downhill at Schruns, Austria, in January 1967.[11]