Philipp Bonadimann (born 24 July 1980) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

who won competed in two Winter Paralympics winning three medals in sitting events. for Austria at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He made his skiing debut in 2005 and besides skiing he competes in

handcycling A handcycle is a type of human-powered land vehicle powered by the arms rather than the legs, as on a bicycle. Most handcycles are tricycle in form, with two coasting rear wheels and one steerable powered front wheel. Despite usually having th ...

. Bonadimann has represented Austria at both the

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and

2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an ...

and was his country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony at the 2014 Games in Sochi.

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Living people 1980 births Sit-skiers Austrian male alpine skiers Paralympic bronze medalists for Austria Paralympic silver medalists for Austria Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Paralympic alpine skiers for Austria Sportspeople from Feldkirch, Vorarlberg Skiers from Vorarlberg {{Austria-Paralympic-medalist-stub