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Charlotte Evans

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Charlotte Evans
MBE
Born (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33)
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Super-G (guide)

Charlotte Evans MBE (born 29 March 1991) is a British skier, sighted guide and Paralympian. She is from Chatham in Kent, and attended Rochester Grammar School and then MidKent College. She started skiing as a child at the Chatham Ski Centre, a dry ski slope, moving on to snow at the age of 14.[1]

At the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games, as guide for visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher, she won gold in the women's super-G.[2] She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to Paralympic sport.[3][4]

Charlotte skied with several famous people such as Fanny Chmelar.

References

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  1. ^ Kent on Sunday newspaper (Mid Kent), 13 December 2014"
  2. ^ "Charlotte Evans". Sochi Paralympics. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ^ "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b18.
  4. ^ "Warren Gatland and Lizzy Yarnold recognised in Honours List". The Guardian. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.