Shannon Dallas

Shannon Dallas (born 16 August 1977) is an Australian sit skier who receives support from the New South Wales Institute of Sport. Dallas participated in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, and the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.

Personal Born on 16 August 1977, Dallas was a carpenter prior to an accident in 2000 where he broke his back He also used to be a surfie. New South Wales. In 2010, he spoke at the Concord Library about his experiences with disability sport.

Skiing Dallas is a sit-skier. the Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Government Sports Training Grants program. In 2003, he competed at the Hartford Ski Spectacular. During the 2005/2006 World Cup skiing season, he had a second and third place finish in the giant slalom events. where he was the team captain. Coming into the Games, he was ranked in the top five in the world in the downhill and super-G.

In 2007, Dallas won a World Cup. In 2009, he won the World Championships for the super-G.

Dallas was officially named to the Australian 2010 Winter Paralympics team in November 2009. A ceremony was held in Canberra with Australian Paralympic Committee president Greg Hartung and Minister for Sport Kate Ellis making the announcement. He and the rest of Australia's para-alpine team arrived in the Paralympic village on 9 March 2010. At the Games, he competed in the super-G event, when he was the super-G world champion at the time. In the super-G, he finished 12th. He had been sitting in the sixth spot after his first run and kept sixth spot after his second run. He finished 11th in the super-G. He finished ninth in the super combined. The giant slalom course was difficult, and Dallas was one of only 30 out of 54 skiers to finish the course. Following the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Dallas took a break from the sport,