Roles | Competed in Olympic Games (non-medal events) |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Melissa C.•Dimino-Simons |
Used name | Melissa•Dimino-Simons |
Born | 30 August 1960 in Sacramento, California (USA) |
NOC | United States |
Melissa Dimino-Simons competed in the speed skiing demonstration event at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, placing fifth. Dimino-Simons was the first woman to crack the 200 km/hr barrier when she set a world record of 200.780 km/hr at Les Arcs, France in 1984. At the time of the Albertville Winter Games she was working as a flight attendant for American Airlines.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1992 Winter Olympics | Speed Skiing (Skiing) | USA | Melissa Dimino-Simons | |||
Individual, Women (Olympic (non-medal)) | 5 |