Menna Fitzpatrick
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.jpg) Menna Fitzpatrick selfie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1998[1] Macclesfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.5 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Katie Guest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Jennifer Kehoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Amanda Pirie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Menna Fitzpatrick MBE (born 5 May 1998) is a British alpine skier.[3][4] She is visually impaired having only 5% vision and formerly skied with guide Jennifer Kehoe until 2021.[5] They competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang in March 2018[3] where they took four medals, including a gold in the slalom, making Fitzpatrick Team GB's most decorated Winter Paralympian.[6]
She was born in Macclesfield,[7] Cheshire, and studied Media Production at the Macclesfield College.[2] Fitzpatrick has congenital retinal folds, meaning that she has had no vision in her left eye and limited sight in her right eye since birth. Despite this, she learned to ski whilst on family holidays from the age of five with her father acting as her guide. She was discovered by a coach whilst skiing at the Chill Factore indoor slope in Manchester in 2010, and subsequently started training with the British Para Snowsport team. She made her international debut for Great Britain in 2012.[8]
