Medal won by Amy Purdy at the 2013 Europa Cup Snowboard Cross Championships
Medal won by Amy Purdy at the 2013 Europa Cup Snowboard Cross Championships
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- Description (Brief)
- Medal won by Amy Purdy at the 2013 Europa Cup Snowboard Cross Championships. At 19, Amy Purdy suffered septic shock as a result of meningococcal meningitis. Due to loss of circulation, she had to have both legs amputated below the knee. Just two years later, Purdy competed in the United States of America Snowboard Association’s National Snowboarding Championship and medaled in three events. In 2005 she co-founded Adaptive Action Sports, a nonprofit organization which helps disabled athletes become involved in action sports. Purdy also helps develop her prosthetics, allowing her to perform specialized tasks with enhance agility. Purdy was the only double amputee to compete in the 2014 Paralympics Games in Sochi, where she won a bronze medal in Snowboard Cross.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- medal, adpative sports
- date made
- 2013
- user
- Purdy, Amy
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in; 8.89 cm
- ID Number
- 2016.0185.06
- accession number
- 2016.0185
- catalog number
- 2016.0185.06
- subject
- Sports
- Adaptive Sports
- Snowboard Cross
- Amateur
- Women
- Disabilities
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- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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