Carlos MAEDER

Ghana

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 23 Oct 1978

Age: 43

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CAPE COAST

Birth Country:

Ghana

Residence: LUZERN

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Alpine Skiing	Men's Giant Slalom	DNF

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Giant Slalom Run 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
80	Slalom Men	2019	Are, SWE	2:07.11
106	Giant Slalom Men	2019	Are, SWE	2:36.71

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Attended Kantonsschule Obwalden and Hochschule Luzern. Holds a variety of business degrees from HWZ Hochschule fuer Wirtschaft Zurich. (Athlete Facebook; Athlete LinkedIn)

Languages spoken:

German, English

Other sports:

As a teen, he had an aspiring football (soccer) career as a U18 in the FC Luzern program. (ghana-ski.com)

Debut:

2017 FIS event in Pfelders (Giant slalom - 46th)

Start:

Growing up in Switzerland, he began skiing when he was three, later joining a regional racing team as he progressed. "Sport has always played an important role in my life." (ghana-ski.com)

Ambition:

"I want to set a good example and show young people in Switzerland and Ghana that you can do anything with the necessary will and effort – ain’t no mountain high enough." (ghana-ski.com)

Memorable:

Achieving a goal of many years when he qualified in January 2022 to compete in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Philosophy:

"I want to set a good example and show young people in Switzerland and Ghana that you can do anything with the necessary will and effort – ain’t no mountain high enough."

Award:

Selected as the Opening Ceremony flagbearer for Ghana at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

General Interest

Born in Ghana, he was given up for adoption and taken in by a Swiss family when he was eight months old, growing up in Giswil, in the heart of the Swiss Alps. He continues to support his birth country through initiatives such as Hope for Ghana. "Thanks to my Swiss parents, who maintained contact with my mother, I have remained in touch with Ghanaian culture all my life. Today I travel as much as possible to Cape Coast to visit my big family there." (ghana-ski.com)

OLDEST ATHLETE
He is the oldest Alpine skiing athlete who has qualified to ski at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. At the opening ceremony he will be 43 years 3 months 12 days.

Milestones

Competed in the 2019 World Championships at Are in slalom and giant slalom.

Qualified for the Olympic Winter Games based on FIS points results in championship races in Kolasin (MNE) and Malbun (LIE) in December 2021 and January 2022.

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/carlosmaeder
https://www.instagram.com/carlosmaederteamghana/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-maeder/
Athlete Website: https://ghana-ski.com/

Legend

DNF:: Did Not Finish

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