Caroline Viau

Caroline Viau (born 29 October 1971) is a Canadian para-alpine skier. She represented Canada at the 1992 Winter Paralympics. In total, she won one gold medal and two bronze medals.[1]

Caroline Viau
Personal information
Born (1971-10-29) 29 October 1971[1]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportPara-alpine skiing
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville Super-G LW5/7,6/8
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville Downhill LW5/7,6/8
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8

She won the gold medal in the Women's Super-G LW5/7,6/8 event and the bronze medals in the Women's Downhill LW5/7,6/8 and Women's Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8 events.[2][3][4]

She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013.[1]

In 2017, Viau hosted the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 VISTA Conference in Toronto, Canada alongside Paralympian, Rob Snoek.[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionLocationPositionEventTime
1992 1992 Winter Paralympics Tignes-Albertville, France 1st Women's Super-G LW5/7,6/8 1:17.70[2]
3rd Women's Downhill LW5/7,6/8 1:14.42[4]
3rd Women's Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8 2:20.28[3]

See also

References
  1. "Caroline Viau". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Super-G LW5/7,6/8". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Giant Slalom LW5/7,6/8". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "Alpine Skiing at the Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games - Women's Downhill LW5/7,6/8". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. "VISTA 2017 opens in Toronto". International Paralympic Committee. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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