Lana Spreeman
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 9, 1955 Olds, Alberta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 29, 2016 (aged 61) Calgary, Alberta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Butch Boutry & Gary Aiken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lana Spreeman (August 9, 1955 – November 29, 2016) was a Canadian athlete, who competed in
alpine skiing at five Winter Paralympic Games. In her career, she won 13 medals for Canada, making her Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian until passed by cross country skier Brian McKeever, who earned his 14th medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[1]
She won the first ever gold medal for Giant slalom 2A at the 1980 Winter Paralympics. At the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, she was the Canadian flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.[2]
Spreeman died of brain cancer at the age of 61.[3]
References
- ^ Hall, Vicki (March 12, 2018). "Brian McKeever's 'relentless' drive leads to historic Paralympic gold". CBC Sports. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Labonté named flag bearer for Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic WinterGames opening ceremony".
- ^ "Lana SPREEMAN Obituary". Calgary Herald. December 3, 2016. Provided by legacy.com.
External links
- Canadian Paralympic Committee profile[permanent dead link]
- Martin Cleary, "Disabled skiing a revelation", Ottawa Citizen, February 7, 1980. Mentions Spreeman.