Sabrina Wanjiku Simader (born 13 April 1998[1]) is an alpine skier from Kenya.
Personal information | |||||||||
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Full name | Sabrina Wanjiku Simader | ||||||||
Born | Kakuma, Kenya | 13 April 1998||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier ♀ | ||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||
Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, super-G | ||||||||
World Cup debut | 7 January 2017 (age 18) | ||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||
Teams | 1 – (2018) | ||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||
Teams | 3 – (2017-2021) | ||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||
Seasons | 4 – (2017–2020) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Simader was born in Kenya and moved to Austria when she was three years old, where she picked up the sport. Her mother is Kenyan while her stepfather is Austrian.[2]
Career edit
2016 Winter Youth Olympics edit
Simader represented Kenya at the Winter Youth Olympics in 2016 in Lillehammer, Norway.[3]
2018 Winter Olympics edit
Simader competed for Kenya at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. Simader became the first female and alpine skier to compete for Kenya at the Winter Olympics.[4] Simader is aiming for a top 20 finish in her events.[5]
World Cup results edit
Results per discipline edit
Discipline | WC starts | WC Top 30 | WC Top 15 | WC Top 5 | WC Podium | Best result | ||
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Date | Location | Place | ||||||
Slalom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Giant slalom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 February 2020 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | 45th |
Super-G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 January 2022 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | 33rd |
Downhill | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2023 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | 42nd |
Combined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 February 2020 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | DNS2 |
Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Standings through 29 January 2023
World Championship results edit
Year | |||||||
Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
2017 | 18 | 50 | 60 | 39 | — | — | — |
2019 | 20 | Did not participate | |||||
2021 | 22 | — | DSQ | — | — | — | |
2023 | 24 | 31 | — | — |
Olympic results edit
Year | |||||||
Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Team event | |
2018 | 19 | — | DNF2 | 38 | — | — | — |
Other results edit
European Cup results edit
Season standings edit
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2020 | 21 | 148 | — | — | 57 | — | — |
2021 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Results per discipline edit
Discipline | EC starts | EC Top 30 | EC Top 15 | EC Top 5 | EC Podium | Best result | ||
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Date | Location | Place | ||||||
Slalom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Giant slalom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Super-G | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2020 | Sarentino, Italy | 19th |
Downhill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2022 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | 41st |
Combined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNS2 2 times | ||
Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Standings through 7 February 2023
References edit
- ^ "SIMADER Sabrina - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ Kiguru, Muigai (10 January 2018). "History beckons: Wanjiku carries Kenya's hopes to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea". The Star (Kenya)]. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Kenyan skier Simader on fast track to 2018 Olympic downhill". Associated Press. 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Kimuyu, Hilary (13 January 2017). "Meet Sabriner Wanjiku, the only Kenyan going to Winter Olympics". Nairobi News. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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