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Bibian Mentel (1972–2021), Paralympic snowboarding champion

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Bibian Mentel was a snowboarder who won three gold medals at the Paralympic Winter Games after losing part of her leg to cancer.Mentel was a Dutch snowboarding champion before her illness, winning the national championship six times.

She was preparing to compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City when she injured her ankle. An x-ray revealed a bone tumor, one that had initially occurred in 1999 and was now back.

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