Corey Peters (alpine skier)
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| Born | Corey Nathan Peters 12 July 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | LW12.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Downhill Slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super-G | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Corey Nathan Peters MNZM (born 12 July 1983) is a New Zealand alpine skier and Paralympic medallist. In September 2009 when he was aged 26 he sustained a crushed spinal cord at a motocross event, leaving him paralysed. Corey spent four months in the Spinal Unit learning the basics of how to live life in a wheelchair taking up sit-skiing in 2011. He has represented New Zealand at three Paralympics.