Peter Duncan (alpine skier)

Peter Duncan (born 25 July 1944) is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.

Peter Duncan
Born (1944-07-25) 25 July 1944
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
OccupationAlpine skier ♂
Skiing career
Disciplinesdownhill, giant slalom, slalom
Olympics
Teams2
Last updated on: 25 November 2019

Duncan was a member of the Canadian National Alpine Team from 1960 to 1970.[1]

Duncan represented Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria competing in all off the men's alpine skiing events. In the downhill competition, he placed 34th with a time of 2:30.06 (+11.90).[2] He finished in 19th place in the men's slalom with a total time of 2:19.10 (+7.97).[3] In the men's giant slalom, he finished in 26th place with a time of 1:58.44 (+11.73).[4]

Duncan competed in the following Winter Olympics in 1968, again competing in all the men's alpine events. In the men's downhill, he was disqualified.[5] In the men's giant slalom, he had combined time of 3:38.17 (+8.89) putting him in 18th place.[6] In the men's slalom he was unable to advance to the final round.[7]

When he retired from the national team, he was presented with the John Semmelink Memorial Award for his sportsmanship and conduct in representing Canada.[1]

Personal life

Duncan was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada on 25 July 1944.[8] He grew up in Mont-Tremblant at the ski resort where his father was the operations manager.[9] He is married to Louise-Josée Mondoux, a TVA television host and lives in Arundel, Quebec.[9][10]

Duncan was a torch bearer in the torch relay for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[11]

References
  1. "Peter Duncan - Canadian Ski Hall of Fame Biography" (PDF). Canadian Ski Miuseum. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Downhill". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Slalom". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. "Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Downhill". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. "Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Giant Slalom". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. "Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Slalom". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. Durocher, Pierre (28 January 2018). "Peter Duncan a toujours le ski dans la peau". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  9. Lash, Rochelle (23 November 2018). "Mont Tremblant at 80: a milestone year for milestone resort". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  10. Knowles, Lori (6 December 2012). "Peter Duncan, TV Ski Commentator—Mont Tremblant, Que". Westjet Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  11. Sutherland, Anne (9 December 2009). "91-year-old almost-Olympian carries torch in Quebec". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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