Kerrin Lee-Gartner
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Kerrin Anne Lee-Gartner (born September 21, 1966) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medallist from Canada.
Born in
On the Roc de Fer course at Méribel, Lee-Gartner won the gold medal in the Olympic downhill. Only 0.06 seconds behind was silver medallist Hilary Lindh of the U.S., for a North American 1–2 finish.[1] Through 2018, it remains the only victory in an Olympic downhill by a Canadian.[2] She finished sixth in the Olympic super-G and had two more podiums after the Olympics, both in North America, to finish up the 1992 season.
Lee-Gartner's next season in
Leading up to the
Lee-Gartner is currently a television broadcaster with CBC Sports in Canada. She also assisted the BBC with coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[5]
World Cup results
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1985 |
18 | 82 | – | 43 | — | — | — |
1986 |
19 | ||||||
1987 |
20 | 77 | – | – | – | 32 | — |
1988 |
21 | 48 | – | – | 26 | 10 | 16 |
1989 |
22 | 51 | – | – | – | 24 | 22 |
1990 |
23 | 49 | – | – | – | 14 | — |
1991 |
24 | 16 | – | – | 16 | 9 | — |
1992 |
25 | 14 | – | 29 | 7 | 4 | — |
1993 |
26 | 9 | – | 26 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
1994 |
27 | 34 | – | 34 | 11 | 28 | — |
Race podiums
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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1991 |
Dec 28, 1990 | Altenmarkt, Austria | Downhill | 3rd |
1992 |
Mar 7, 1992 | Vail, CO, USA | Downhill | 2nd |
Mar 15, 1992 | Panorama , British Columbia, Canada |
Super-G | 2nd | |
1993 |
Dec 12, 1992 | Vail, CO, USA | Downhill | 3rd |
Feb 26, 1993 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Downhill | 2nd | |
1994 |
Jan 15, 1994 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super-G | 3rd |
World Championship results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1989 | 22 | — | DNF | 20 | 7 | 9 |
1991 | 24 | — | 24 | 16 | 7 | DNF SL |
1993 | 26 | — | 23 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
Olympic results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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1988 | 21 | — | 17 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
1992 | 25 | — | — | 6 | 1 | DQ SL1 |
1994 | 27 | — | — | 8 | 19 | — |
Video
- CBC interview – following her Olympic gold medal run, February 1992
Personal
During May 2018, Lee-Gartner was part of a group of four female athletes, including
References
- ^ "North Americans conquer downhill". Reading (PA) Eagle. wire services. February 1992.
- ^ Carpenter, Dave (February 1992). "Canada, U.S. win medals in downhill". Free-Lance Star. Fredericksburg, VA. Associated Press. p. C1.
- ^ "1992 ski winner may skip Games". Wilmington (NC) Star-News. wire services. February 2, 1994. p. 3C.
- ^ "Canadian to defend downhill title". Eugene Register-Guard. February 19, 1994. p. 6C.
- ^ Sekeres, Matthew (June 8, 2009). "Where are they now? Kerrin Lee-Gartner". Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Morgan Campbell (May 10, 2018). "Four high-profile Canadians to donate their brains for research into concussion effects in women". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
External links
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner at Team Canada
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner at Olympics.com
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- BC Sports Hall of Fame[usurped] – Kerrin Lee-Gartner
- Kerrin Lee-Gartner on Twitter