Marnie McBean

Marnie Elizabeth McBean, OC MSM (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian former rower. She is a three-time Olympic gold medallist.

Marnie McBean
Personal information
Full nameMarnie Elizabeth McBean
NationalityCanadian
Born (1968-01-28) January 28, 1968
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Eight
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Quadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 ViennaCoxless pair
Gold medal – first place1991 ViennaEight
Gold medal – first place1995 TampereDouble sculls
Silver medal – second place1993 RačiceSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place1994 IndianapolisDouble sculls
Silver medal – second place1995 TampereQuadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place1998 CologneCoxless four
Bronze medal – third place1998 CologneEight
World Rowing Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 RačiceCoxless pair
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Single sculls
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1993 Buffalo Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1989 Duisburg Coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1993 Buffalo Single sculls

Rowing career

A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, McBean competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the coxless pairs and eights events, winning gold medals in both. At the 1996 Summer Olympics she competed in the double and quadruple sculls, winning gold in the double and bronze in the quadruple.[1] With her long-time rowing partner Kathleen Heddle, she was the first Canadians to win three Olympic Gold medals.[2] In addition to her other exploits, McBean won a Silver medal in the prestigious single scull event at the 1993 World Rowing Championships.[3]

At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, McBean was set to represent Canada in the single scull and she had hoped to win a fourth gold medal. After travelling to Australia, a back injury which eventually required an operation forced McBean to withdraw from the Olympics and McBean decided to retire from international competition.[4][5]

Accolades and personal life

In 1997, McBean was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. In 2002, McBean was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal by FISA, the International Rowing Federation, for her outstanding career in international rowing.[6] In 1997, she was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (civil division).[7] In 2013, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[8] She has been appointed as chef de mission of Canada's team at the 2020 Olympic Games, to be held in Tokyo.[9]

After retiring from active competition, McBean began coming out as lesbian in her personal life.[10] She met her partner Deanah Shelly in 2010,[10] and the couple married in April 2014. They have a daughter named Isabel.[9][10]

In 2015, McBean was presented the Bonham Centre Award from The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto, for her contributions to the advancement and education of issues around sexual identification.[11]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marnie McBean". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  2. Nichols, Paula (March 8, 2023). "Historic Olympic achievements by Team Canada women". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. "Ms. Marnie McBean". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. "McBean withdraws from Olympics". CBC Sports. August 30, 2000. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  5. "Marnie McBean". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. "Canadian rower Marnie McBean honoured – CBC Sports – Sporting news, opinion, scores, standings, schedules". Cbc.ca. September 19, 2002. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  7. "The Governor General of Canada > Find a Recipient". Gg.ca. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  8. "The Governor General of Canada > Find a Recipient". Gg.ca. May 2, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  9. Heroux, Devin (July 1, 2019). "Marnie McBean, 3-time rowing gold medallist, named Canada's chef de mission for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". CBC News. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  10. Pelley, Lauren (November 8, 2014). "Medals, marriage and mentorship". Toronto Star: A3.
  11. "This April, RBC, the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies and the Canadian Olympic Committee host the 2015 Bonham Centre Awards Gala and Summit". Us2.campaign-archive2.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
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