Hilmi Esat Bayındırlı
Hilmi Esat Bayındırlı (born 5 June 1962), also known as Erik Bayindirli, is a Turkish-American Paralympic alpine skier, who competes in the LW11 disability class of mostly men's giant slalom, sitting event. He represented United States at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and Turkey at the 2014 Winter Paralympics. A trained jeweller, he was paralyzed below the chest following a car accident in his youth.
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| Nickname(s) | "Erik", "Ebay", "Shat", "Mc Gyver" | |||||
| Nationality | American, Turkish | |||||
| Born | 5 June 1962 | |||||
| Home town | Park City, Utah, United States | |||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | |||||
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| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||
| Disability class | LW11 | |||||
| Event(s) | Men's giant slalom, sitting | |||||
| Coached by | BCF, Murat Tosun (Turkey national team) | |||||
Medal record
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