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]
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Born | [1] | 29 October 1971|||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event | Time |
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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] |
References
- "Caroline Viau". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "VISTA 2017 opens in Toronto". International Paralympic Committee. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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