Marit Ruth
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Sweden |
| Name wey dem give am | Marit |
| Family name | Ruth |
| Ein date of birth | 1973 |
| Place dem born am | Hedemora |
| Ein occupation | alpine skier, chief executive officer |
| Sport | alpine skiing |
| Participant insyd | 1992 Winter Paralympics |
Marit Sundin (née Marit Ruth; born insyd 1973) be Swedish former Paralympic sit-skier den gold medalist insyd de 1992 Winter Paralympics. She create company make she build ein own design of two-wheeled wheelchair base for Segway top.
Skiing career
[edit | edit source]Na dem born Ruth insyd Hedemora Municipality insyd 1973. She get both ein legs amputate for de age of three due to accident plus lorry.[1] For de age of 12, she decide dat she want make she ski wey she contact Ecke Lindgren, wey construct sit-ski give am.[2]
She achieve major success for de 1990 World Championships wer na she take all five gold medals for Winter Park insyd Colorado.[3] After dis win, na dem set up charity for ein name insyd make dem support athletes from ein municipality.
For de 1992 Winter Paralympics na she take gold medal for Albertville insyd de Giant Slalom; ein time of 2:36:78 beat Shannon Bloedel den Candace Cable of de US.[4] Ruth then hurt ein back wey she no further events. She subsequently retire from competitive skiing.[2]
Wheelchair development
[edit | edit source]Ruth, who take de name of Marit Sundin, live insyd Åre wey she for rely for ein car top for transport, particularly for skiing as na der be no good snow locally. Sundin experiment plus Segways. She order type of Segway wey allow de rider make dem sit. However dis design depend for de transfer of weight make e slow down wey Sundin no fi achieve dis, so na de device be difficult make e stop. She devise fresh, Segway-based chair for wich dem dey mount de chair for rails top. Dis fresh design dey allow de rider make e rapidly transfer dema weight den therefore control de vehicle.[2]
Sundin start company insyd 2011 make she market ein idea for de Segway-based vehicle. Dem dey bell de fresh company AddMovement wey she be de CEO.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Hur är möjligheterna för handikappade att vistas i vildmarken?" [How are the opportunities for disabled people to stay in the wilderness?] (insyd Swedish). corren.se. 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sundblad, Rolf. "Ny smidig "rullstol" utan tantvarning" [New Sleek Wheelchair]. dt.se. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Saabchef vid styret för Segwaysits i Åre" [Saab Chief at the helm for Segway Seat in Åre] (insyd Swedish). My News Desk. November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Tignes-Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games – Alpine Skiing – Women's Giant Slalom LW10-11". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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