Dawn Moncrieffe

Dawn Marie Moncrieffe (born 26 January 1968) is a Canadian female deaf former track and field athlete.[1] She has competed at the Deaflympics representing Canada in 1985, 1993 and in 2001. She had won a total of 4 medals in her Deaflympic career which spanned from 1985 to 2001.[2]

Dawn Moncrieffe
Personal information
NationalityAfro-Canadian
Born (1968-01-26) 26 January 1968
North Lambeth, London, England
Sport
Country Canada
Sportathletics
Medal record
Deaflympics
Gold medal – first placeSofia 1993 1500m
Silver medal – second placeSofia 1993 3000m
Silver medal – second placeSofia 1993 800m
Bronze medal – third placeRome 2001 1500m

Dawn Moncrieffe was born to a family of African descent on 26 January 1968 in the north of Lambeth, England. She was born profoundly deaf due to the maternal rubella. Her family then migrated to Canada and settled in Winnipeg. Dawn studied and graduated at the Manitoba School for the Deaf which is located in Winnipeg.[3]

References
  1. "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  2. "Dawn Moncrieffe | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. "Moncrieffe, Dawn Marie | Gallaudet University Library Guide to Deaf Biographies and Index to Deaf Periodicals". liblists.wrlc.org. Retrieved 2017-11-11.


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