Laura Dahlmeier
Gold Medal-Profitable Olympic Biathlete …
Lifeless at 31
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Laura Dahlmeier — a former biathlete who competed in two Olympics — has died … in accordance with her administration staff.
Dahlmeier was climbing a mountain in Pakistan when she was struck and killed by falling rocks on Monday. Her climbing companion, Marina Eva, despatched a misery sign to authorities, however low visibility and dangerous climate made it troublesome for rescuers to achieve the distant space.
Once they lastly arrived on Tuesday morning, it was too late to assist Dahlmeier … whose administration staff instructed CNN she particularly requested nobody threat their lives to recuperate her physique within the occasion of an accident.
Her staff launched a press release … “The household wish to specific their heartfelt because of the rescue staff, particularly the native mountaineers. They did every little thing attainable to facilitate the rescue and attain the accident sufferer.”
Dahlmeier competed for Germany within the 2014 and 2018 Olympics. She gained two gold medals and a bronze medal in South Korea in ’18.
She gained a number of golds in world championship competitions through the years earlier than retiring from competitors in 2019.
The German Olympic Sports activities Confederation mentioned in a press release Dahlmeier “leaves behind a legacy that goes far past medals: her dedication to sport, her ardour for nature and her dedication to society make her an inspiring persona. Her story stays. As a daughter, sister, buddy, Olympian and biathlon legend.”
Dahlmeier was 31.
RIP
