(1972-09-27)27 September 1972 Utrecht, Netherlands
Died
29 March 2021(2021-03-29) (aged 48) Loosdrecht, Netherlands
Years active
1996–2018
Website
bibianmentel.com
Sport
Country
Netherlands
Sport
alpine skiing
Disability class
SB-LL
Event(s)
Snowboard cross, Banked slalom
Coached by
Edwin Spee (husband)[1]
Medal record
Women's para snowboarding
Representing Netherlands
Winter Paralympic Games
2014 Sochi
Snowboard cross
2018 PyeongChang
Snowboard cross
2018 PyeongChang
Banked slalom
World Championships[a][2]
2012 Orcières
Boardercross
2015 La Molina
Banked slalom
2015 La Molina
Snowboard cross
2017 Big White
Banked slalom
2017 Big White
Snowboard cross
Bibian Mentel-Spee (27 September 1972 – 29 March 2021) was a Dutch three-fold Winter Paralympics gold-medalist, and five-times world champion para-snowboarding athlete. Mentel won the Paralympic gold medal in the snowboard cross discipline in the 2014 and 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, as well as in the banked slalom in 2018, despite battling cancer nine times since the beginning of the century. She won her 2018 medals at age 45.
Mentel co-wrote two books about her life, career, and struggles with cancer, and set up her own "Mentelity" foundation.
In 2012, Mentel was invested as a knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
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BibianMentel-Spee (27 September 1972 – 29 March 2021) was a Dutch three-fold Winter Paralympics gold-medalist, and five-times world champion para-snowboarding...
Mentel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: BibianMentel (1972–2021), Dutch snowboarder Miroslav Mentel (born 1962), Slovak footballer...
"Athlete Profile – BibianMentel-Spee". Archived from the original on 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-16. "PyeongChang 2018: BibianMentel-Spee's comeback...
Spee is the family name of: BibianMentel (née Spee, 1972–2021), Dutch snowboarder Friedrich Spee (Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld) (1591–1635), German...
all of which were competing in sports under the alpine skiing banner. BibianMentel won the nation's only medal at these Paralympics, a gold in women's...
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Bibiane or Bibian is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: BibianMentel (1972–2021), Dutch Paralympic snowboarder Bibian Norai (born...
left foot and the top halves of eight fingers. Dutch para-snowboarder BibianMentel coached her during her rehabilitation. The following year, Jong also...
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alpine skiing in 2010; he did not win any medals. In 2014, flag-bearer BibianMentel took a gold medal in snowboarding. Netherlands at the Olympics Netherlands...
Vancouver. Towards the end of the Sochi Games, Kane and Dutch snowboarder BibianMentel-Spee were named winners of the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award, which...
2015/16 overall World Cup title in banked slalom. Para-snowboarder BibianMentel coached Bunschoten early in her career. She won the gold medal in the...
Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013. ""BibianMentel-Spee, Mike Shea win Snowboard World Cup, January 19,2014". Archived...
'Dat Het Morgen Lukt' for the multiple champion paralympic snowboarder BibianMentel who was fighting cancer. His clubtour recommenced in October 2021. Singles...
Cécile Hernandez France 56.53 Amy Purdy United States 1:05.40 SB-LL2 BibianMentel-Spee Netherlands 56.94 Brittani Coury United States 59.87 Lisa Bunschoten...
they couldn't. In the show Vos was introduced to BibianMentel who gave him a medal for his effort. Mentel proclaimed that she hoped that she and Vos would...
Nakhumicha Zakayo Kenya Michael McKillop Ireland 2014 Sochi Winter BibianMentel-Spee Netherlands Toby Kane Australia 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Tatyana...
Closing Ceremony, Toby Kane, a male alpine skier from Australia, and BibianMentel-Spee, a female snowboarder from the Netherlands, were named winners...
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