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{{short description|British alpine skier (born 1994)}} |
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| country = Great Britain |
| country = Great Britain |
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| sport = [[Alpine skiing]] |
| sport = [[Alpine skiing]] |
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| event = [[Alpine Skiing]]<br/>[[Slalom skiing|Slalom]]<br/>[[Giant Slalom]] |
| event = [[Alpine Skiing]]<br />[[Slalom skiing|Slalom]]<br />[[Giant Slalom]] |
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| paralympics = [[2014 Winter Paralympics|2014 Sochi]] |
| paralympics = [[2014 Winter Paralympics|2014 Sochi]] |
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==Personal history== |
==Personal history== |
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Sneesby was born on 26 June 1994 in [[High Wycombe]].<ref name="paralympic">{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/sochi-2014/athlete-biographies|title=Ben Sneesby|publisher=paralympic.org|accessdate=5 March 2014}}</ref> At the age of three months he was diagnosed with [[neuroblastoma]], a childhood cancer.<ref name="DNS">{{cite web|url=http://www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk/What-We-Do/British-Disabled-Ski-Team/Who-s-Who/Elite-Squad.aspx|title=Elite Squad: Ben Sneesby|publisher=disabilitysnowsport.org.uk|accessdate=5 March 2014}}</ref> He underwent a course of chemotherapy and several operations, which resulted in the successful treatment of the tumour, but left him with no sensation in his left leg, and only partial feeling in his right leg.<ref name="DNS"/> |
Sneesby was born on 26 June 1994 in [[High Wycombe]].<ref name="paralympic">{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/sochi-2014/athlete-biographies|title=Ben Sneesby|publisher=paralympic.org|accessdate=5 March 2014}}</ref> At the age of three months he was diagnosed with [[neuroblastoma]], a childhood cancer.<ref name="DNS">{{cite web|url=http://www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk/What-We-Do/British-Disabled-Ski-Team/Who-s-Who/Elite-Squad.aspx|title=Elite Squad: Ben Sneesby|publisher=disabilitysnowsport.org.uk|accessdate=5 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305235308/http://www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk/What-We-Do/British-Disabled-Ski-Team/Who-s-Who/Elite-Squad.aspx|archive-date=2014-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> He underwent a course of chemotherapy and several operations, which resulted in the successful treatment of the tumour, but left him with no sensation in his left leg, and only partial feeling in his right leg.<ref name="DNS"/> |
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Sneesby attended school at [[Claires Court School]] in [[Maidenhead]] |
Sneesby attended school at [[Claires Court School]] in [[Maidenhead]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/Sport/Olympics-2012/Sneesby-to-decide-Paralympic-future-13028.htm |title=Sneesby to decide Paralympic future |publisher=maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk |date=29 September 2009 |accessdate=5 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011331/http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/Sport/Olympics-2012/Sneesby-to-decide-Paralympic-future-13028.htm |archivedate= 5 March 2016 }}</ref> and [[John Hampden Grammar School]] in High Wycombe,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/11055446.Sneesby__Dreams_will_become_reality_on_the_Sochi_slopes/?ref=var_0|title=Wycombe skier gears up for Paralympics debut|publisher=[[bucksfreepress.co.uk]]|date=5 March 2014|accessdate=7 March 2014|first=Alan|last=Feldberg}}</ref> but on achieving his A-Levels, decided to defer his degree course to focus on his skiing. He is now studying LLB Law at the University of Leeds.<ref name="C4">{{cite web|url=http://paralympics.channel4.com/competitions/sochi-2014-winter-paralympics/athletes/athleteid=899529/index.html|title=Ben Sneesby|publisher=paralympics.channel4.com|accessdate=5 March 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305224219/http://paralympics.channel4.com/competitions/sochi-2014-winter-paralympics/athletes/athleteid%3D899529/index.html|archivedate=5 March 2014}}</ref> |
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==Sports career== |
==Sports career== |
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Sneesby began skiing at the age of 11 at adaptive sessions on a dry ski slope in High Wycombe. At the age of 13 he was spotted by the British Disabled Ski Team (BDST) and was offered a place as one of the first members of the BDST youth development squad.<ref name="DNS"/> As well as showing promise as a skier, Sneesby also showed a talent for wheelchair basketball playing for the MK Aces and captaining the England South Wheelchair Basketball team at the 2013 National School Games.<ref name="C4"/> |
Sneesby began skiing at the age of 11 at adaptive sessions on a dry ski slope in High Wycombe. At the age of 13 he was spotted by the British Disabled Ski Team (BDST) and was offered a place as one of the first members of the BDST youth development squad.<ref name="DNS"/> As well as showing promise as a skier, Sneesby also showed a talent for wheelchair basketball playing for the MK Aces and captaining the England South Wheelchair Basketball team at the 2013 National School Games.<ref name="C4"/> |
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Sneesby decided to focus fully on his skiing and in his first full competitive season in 2010 he recorded four top ten finishes across his events which qualified him to race at Europa Cup level in all five events, including his favoured [[Super-G|Super G]], [[Super combined|Super Combination]] and [[Downhill (ski competition)|Downhill]].<ref name="DNS"/> In early 2014 it was announced that he had qualified for the [[Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Paralympics|Great Britain team]] that would be competing at the [[2014 Winter Paralympics]] in Sochi, Russia; competing in the sit-ski events.<ref>{{cite web|url= |
Sneesby decided to focus fully on his skiing and in his first full competitive season in 2010 he recorded four top ten finishes across his events which qualified him to race at Europa Cup level in all five events, including his favoured [[Super-G|Super G]], [[Super combined|Super Combination]] and [[Downhill (ski competition)|Downhill]].<ref name="DNS"/> In early 2014 it was announced that he had qualified for the [[Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Paralympics|Great Britain team]] that would be competing at the [[2014 Winter Paralympics]] in Sochi, Russia; competing in the sit-ski events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/25775792|title=Sochi 2014: GB name Winter Paralympic ski team |publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 January 2014|accessdate=5 March 2014}}</ref> This was his debut Paralympics.<ref name="Profiles">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/25605833 | title=Sochi 2014: GB Winter Paralympic team profiles | work=BBC | date=28 February 2014 | accessdate=8 March 2014}}</ref> |
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In January 2018 Sneesby was selected for the Great Britain Development Team for Wheelchair Tennis. |
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Latest revision as of 02:57, 21 November 2024
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Benjamin James Norman Leppard Sneesby |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 26 June 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Event(s) | Alpine Skiing Slalom Giant Slalom |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | 2014 Sochi |
Benjamin "Ben" Sneesby (born 26 June 1994) is a British alpine skier. Sneesby uses a sit-ski in competitions.
Personal history
[edit]Sneesby was born on 26 June 1994 in High Wycombe.[1] At the age of three months he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer.[2] He underwent a course of chemotherapy and several operations, which resulted in the successful treatment of the tumour, but left him with no sensation in his left leg, and only partial feeling in his right leg.[2]
Sneesby attended school at Claires Court School in Maidenhead[3] and John Hampden Grammar School in High Wycombe,[4] but on achieving his A-Levels, decided to defer his degree course to focus on his skiing. He is now studying LLB Law at the University of Leeds.[5]
Sports career
[edit]Sneesby began skiing at the age of 11 at adaptive sessions on a dry ski slope in High Wycombe. At the age of 13 he was spotted by the British Disabled Ski Team (BDST) and was offered a place as one of the first members of the BDST youth development squad.[2] As well as showing promise as a skier, Sneesby also showed a talent for wheelchair basketball playing for the MK Aces and captaining the England South Wheelchair Basketball team at the 2013 National School Games.[5]
Sneesby decided to focus fully on his skiing and in his first full competitive season in 2010 he recorded four top ten finishes across his events which qualified him to race at Europa Cup level in all five events, including his favoured Super G, Super Combination and Downhill.[2] In early 2014 it was announced that he had qualified for the Great Britain team that would be competing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia; competing in the sit-ski events.[6] This was his debut Paralympics.[7]
In January 2018 Sneesby was selected for the Great Britain Development Team for Wheelchair Tennis.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ben Sneesby". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Elite Squad: Ben Sneesby". disabilitysnowsport.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Sneesby to decide Paralympic future". maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ Feldberg, Alan (5 March 2014). "Wycombe skier gears up for Paralympics debut". bucksfreepress.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Ben Sneesby". paralympics.channel4.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014: GB name Winter Paralympic ski team". BBC Sport. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014: GB Winter Paralympic team profiles". BBC. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from High Wycombe
- British male alpine skiers
- Paralympic alpine skiers for Great Britain
- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- People educated at Claires Court School
- People educated at John Hampden Grammar School
- Alumni of the University of Leeds
- 21st-century British sportsmen