(1980-05-17) May 17, 1980 (age 44) Topeka, Kansas, United States
Sport
Country
United States
Sport
Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon
Medal record
Representing United States
Men's Biathlon
Winter Paralympics
2018 Pyeongchang
7.5km sitting
2022 Beijing
4 × 2.5 km mixed relay
2018 Pyeongchang
12.5km sitting
2018 Pyeongchang
15km sitting
Men's Cross-country skiing
Winter Paralympics
2018 Pyeongchang
15km sitting
2018 Pyeongchang
10km classical sitting
2018 Pyeongchang
1.5km sprint sitting
Daniel Cnossen (born May 17, 1980) is an American biathlete and cross-country skier competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[1] He won gold in the Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Paralympics – Men's 7.5 kilometres in the sitting division.[2] He is a native of Topeka, Kansas and a double amputee.[3] He lost both legs, above the knees, in the War in Afghanistan due to an improvised explosive device while he was a Navy SEAL.[4] Cnossen also competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. Cnossen graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2002.[5] He earned a Master of Public Administration in 2016 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and also a Master of Theological Studies in 2018 from the Divinity School.[6]
^Green, Kirsten (February 3, 2022). "Six from University take part in Winter Games". The Harvard Gazette. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^Paralympic results
^"Dan Cnossen". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
^Gearty, Robert (March 10, 2018). "Dan Cnossen, a Navy SEAL veteran and double-amputee, wins Paralympic biathlon gold". Fox News. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
^Green, Kirsten (February 3, 2022). "Six from University take part in Winter Games". The Harvard Gazette. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^Green, Kirsten (February 3, 2022). "Six from University take part in Winter Games". The Harvard Gazette. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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