Sara Maria Hector (born 4 September 1992) is a Swedish

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alpine ski racer. She has competed at six

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and won three medals in the team event, respectively in 2011, 2015 and

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. Hector gained her first World Cup victory in December 2014, a giant slalom in

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. At her third

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, she was the gold medalist in giant slalom. It was her first Olympic medal, which was also the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women's GS event in thirty years.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 4 wins – (4 GS) * 11 podiums – (11 GS)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hector, Sara 1992 births Living people People from Sandviken Municipality Swedish female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Sweden Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Sportspeople from Gävleborg County