Lawrence Lemieux
 | This poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. )Find sources: "Lawrence Lemieux" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2020) |
Lawrence Lemieux | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lawrence Lemieux November 12, 1955 |
| Occupation | Sailing coach |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada
| ||
| Sailing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 |
Pierre de Coubertin medal | 1988 |
Lawrence Lemieux (born November 12, 1955, in
Biography
Lemieux grew up sailing on Wabamun Lake west of Edmonton with his five older brothers. He began racing solo boats in the 1970s.[1]
1988 Olympic rescue
On September 24, 1988, the sailing competition was underway at
Despite this, Lemieux went on to place eleventh in the class. At the medal awards ceremony, Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee, awarded Lemieux the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship.[1] "By your sportsmanship, self-sacrifice and courage," said Samaranch, "you embody all that is right with the Olympic ideal." Lemieux, at the time, was only the fifth recipient of the de Coubertin Medal, and the second to receive it during a Games in which he was a competitor, following Eugenio Monti.
Post-retirement
Lemieux has since retired from professional sailing and is now a coach.
References
- ^ a b c d e Hester Lacey (June 9, 2012). "The Olympians: Lawrence Lemieux, Canada". Financial Times Magazine.
External links
- Lawrence Lemieux at Olympics.com
- Lawrence Lemieux at Olympedia
- Lawrence Lemieux at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- 1988 recap on CBC
- Lemieux's sportsmanship still recognized
