Betsy Clifford

Elizabeth Clifford[1] (born October 15, 1953)[2] is a Canadian retired alpine skier.

Betsy Clifford
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Clifford
Born (1953-10-15) October 15, 1953
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1970 Val GardenaGiant Slalom
Silver medal – second place1974 St. MoritzDownhill
Updated on April 26, 2012.

At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup. In 1971, she won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom skiing.

In 1970, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. In 1971, she was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.

World Cup victories

Overall
SeasonDiscipline
1971Slalom

Individual races
Date Location Race
February 14, 1970Italy Val GardenaGiant Slalom
December 16, 1970France Val-d'IsèreSlalom
January 21, 1971Austria SchrunsSlalom

References
  1. "Elizabeth 'Betsy' Clifford". Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Betsy Clifford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012. Full name: Elisabeth Anne Clifford (-Higgins)


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